Catalan B2: If I were: si + imperfect subjunctive · Words

For something unlikely or imaginary, si takes the imperfect subjunctive and the other half the conditional: Si tingués temps, viatjaria. Endings: -és, -essis, -és, -éssim, -éssiu, -essin (parlés, tingués, fos). Never the conditional right after si. For something likely: si + present, then present, future or imperative: Si véns, anirem al cine.

• si jo fos tu — if I were you
• tocar la loteria — to win the lottery
• què hi farem — oh well, never mind
• per si de cas — just in case
• si no — otherwise
• encara que — even if, although
• dubtar — to hesitate, to doubt
• canviar de casa — to move (house)

• Si jo fos tu, no ho dubtaria. — If I were you, I wouldn’t hesitate.
• Què faries si et toqués la loteria? — What would you do if you won the lottery?
• Encara que sigui difícil, ho provaré. — Even if it’s hard, I’ll try.
• Afanya’t, si no perdrem el tren. — Hurry up, otherwise we’ll miss the train.