Kondisjonalis (Conditional Present)

The Kondisjonalis in Norwegian Bokmål is used to talk about hypothetical or imagined situations in the present or future, often describing what would happen under certain conditions. It is also used for polite requests and in reported speech.

Mood:

The Kondisjonalis uses a conditional mood, which expresses potential or hypothetical situations rather than facts.

• Mood: Conditional (expresses what would happen under certain circumstances)

Usage:

• To express hypothetical situations:
  Jeg ville reise mer hvis jeg hadde tid. (I would travel more if I had time.)
• To make polite offers or requests:
  Ville du hjelpe meg? (Would you help me?)
• To express future-in-the-past:
  Han sa at han ville komme. (He said that he would come.)

Formation:

The Kondisjonalis is formed with the preterite (past tense) of the modal verb vil (would/will) or skulle (should/would), followed by the infinitive of the main verb.

1. Using ville – for general hypothetical actions:
   Jeg ville spise (I would eat)

2. Using skulle – often implies obligation, intention, or something planned that would happen:
   Vi skulle dra (We would go)

Conjugation with "ville" (to want/would):

Person	Example: å spise (to eat)
Jeg	ville spise
Du	ville spise
Han/Hun	ville spise
Vi	ville spise
Dere	ville spise
De	ville spise

Conjugation with "skulle" (should/would):

Person	Example: å dra (to go)
Jeg	skulle dra
Du	skulle dra
Han/Hun	skulle dra
Vi	skulle dra
Dere	skulle dra
De	skulle dra

Common Time/Condition Words:

• hvis (if)
• dersom (if) – more formal/literary
• om (if/whether)
• i så fall (in that case)

Examples:

• Jeg ville kjøpt bilen hvis jeg hadde råd. (I would buy the car if I could afford it.)
• Ville du spille fotball med oss? (Would you play football with us?)
• Hun sa at hun skulle møte oss klokka fem. (She said she would meet us at five.)
• Vi ville reist til Italia hvis vi hadde hatt mer ferie. (We would travel to Italy if we had more vacation.)