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Cha cheannaichinn sin

I wouldn't buy that

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 ceannaichinnWould I buy
An ceannaicheadh tuWould you buy
An ceannaicheadh eWould he buy
An ceannaicheadh ideise?Would she buya suit?
An ceannaicheamaidWould we buy
An ceannaicheadh sibhWould you (pl) buy
An ceannaicheadh iadWould they buy
✅ (Cheannaicheadh.) Cheannaichinn(I would). I would buy
✅ Cheannaicheadh tuYou would buy
✅ Cheannaicheadh eHe would buy
✅ Cheannaicheadh ideise.She would buya suit.
✅(Cheannaicheadh) Cheannaicheamaid(We would.) We would buy
✅ Cheannaicheadh sibhYou (pl) would buy
✅ Cheannaicheadh iadThey would buy
Nach ceannaichinnWouldn’t I buy
Nach ceannaicheadh tuWouldn’t you buy
Nach ceannaicheadh eWouldn’t he buy
Nach ceannaicheadh ideise?Wouldn’t she buya suit?
Nach ceannaicheamaidWouldn’t we buy
Nach ceannaicheadh sibhWouldn’t you (pl) buy
Nach ceannaicheadh iadWouldn’t they buy
(Cha cheannaicheadh.) Cha cheannaichinn(I wouldn’t.) I would not buy
Cha cheannaicheadh tuYou would not buy
Cha cheannaicheadh eHe would not buy
Cha cheannaicheadh ideise.She would not buya suit.
(Cha cheannaicheadh) Cha cheannaicheamaid(We wouldn’t) We would not buy
Cha cheannaicheadh sibhYou (pl) would not buy
Cha cheannaicheadh iadThey 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.

DÈ DO BHEACHD? | WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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?