We looked at an tràth cumhach (the conditional tense) in A2 and again in the first part of B1. We saw the verb ceannaich! (buy!) in Cuspair 5. We’ll take a quick look at this verb in the conditional tenses again here. Have a look at the table below first:
❓An ceannaichinn | Would I buy | ||
❓An ceannaicheadh tu | Would you buy | ||
❓An ceannaicheadh e | Would he buy | ||
❓An ceannaicheadh i | deise? | Would she buy | a suit? |
❓An ceannaicheamaid | Would we buy | ||
❓An ceannaicheadh sibh | Would you (pl) buy | ||
❓An ceannaicheadh iad | Would they buy |
✅ (Cheannaicheadh.) Cheannaichinn | (I would). I would buy | ||
✅ Cheannaicheadh tu | You would buy | ||
✅ Cheannaicheadh e | He would buy | ||
✅ Cheannaicheadh i | deise. | She would buy | a suit. |
✅(Cheannaicheadh) Cheannaicheamaid | (We would.) We would buy | ||
✅ Cheannaicheadh sibh | You (pl) would buy | ||
✅ Cheannaicheadh iad | They would buy |
❓Nach ceannaichinn | Wouldn’t I buy | ||
❓Nach ceannaicheadh tu | Wouldn’t you buy | ||
❓Nach ceannaicheadh e | Wouldn’t he buy | ||
❓Nach ceannaicheadh i | deise? | Wouldn’t she buy | a suit? |
❓Nach ceannaicheamaid | Wouldn’t we buy | ||
❓Nach ceannaicheadh sibh | Wouldn’t you (pl) buy | ||
❓Nach ceannaicheadh iad | Wouldn’t they buy |
⛔(Cha cheannaicheadh.) Cha cheannaichinn | (I wouldn’t.) I would not buy | ||
⛔Cha cheannaicheadh tu | You would not buy | ||
⛔Cha cheannaicheadh e | He would not buy | ||
⛔Cha cheannaicheadh i | deise. | She would not buy | a suit. |
⛔(Cha cheannaicheadh) Cha cheannaicheamaid | (We wouldn’t) We would not buy | ||
⛔Cha cheannaicheadh sibh | You (pl) would not buy | ||
⛔Cha cheannaicheadh iad | They would not buy |
An ceannaicheadh tu seann chòta ann am bùth carthannais?
Would you buy an old coat in a charity shop?
Nach ceannaicheadh e deise anns a’ bhaile–mhòr nam faiceadh e tè shnog?
Wouldn’t he buy a suit in the city if he saw a nice one?
Cheannaichinn brògan ùra airson na bainnse nam biodh tìde agam.
I would buy new shoes for the wedding if I had time.
Cha cheannaicheadh i seacaid anns a’ bhùth sin. Chan e bùth mhath a th’ ann.
She wouldn’t buy a jacket in that shop.
Cheannaicheamaid taigh sa bhad nam biodh an t–airgead againn.
We would buy a house on the spot if we had the money.
An ceannaicheadh tu aodach saor nam biodh fios agad gun deach a dhèanamh ann am factaraidh far nach eil còraichean aig an luchd–obrach?
Would you buy cheap clothing if you knew it was made in a factory where the workers don’t have rights?
An ceannaicheadh tu aodach ann am bùth carthannais?
Would you buy clothes in a charity shop?
An ceannaicheadh tu brògan ath–làimhe?
Would you buy second–hand shoes?