Conditional Tense (*kālātipatti*)

Conditional Tense (kālātipatti)

Kaccāyana 422. kriy’ātipanne’tīte kālātipatti.

“when action has expired in the past, conditional”

The Conditional¹², expressing future time relatively to something that is past, and an action unable to be performed on account of some difficulty in the way of its execution. (Charles Duroiselle)

Examples in english: If he hadn't left, we would have had our class face to face. (or) if he would have been here, we will have our class

Now, let’s look at the conditional tense active and reflexive voice. The conditional passive only exists in grammar books.

How is the conditional reflexive formed? (Theoretically) How is the passive formed?

Conditional Active “[if] would be; could have been”

	sg	pl
3 paṭhama	abhavissa abhavissā	abhavissaṃsu
2 majjhima	abhavissa abhavisse	abhavissatha
1 uttama	abhavissaṃ	abhavissamha abhavissāmhā

Conditional Reflexive “[if] oneself would be; could have been by oneself”

	sg	pl
3 paṭhama	abhavissatha	abhavissiṃsu
2 majjhima	abhavissase	abhavissavhe
1 uttama	abhavissiṃ	abhavissāmhase