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Would have been?

GaelMise · 2014-01-26 14:36:48

I can't figure out the correct way to phrase a sentance to convey the sence of 'would have been'

26-01-2014 3:36pm

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I can't figure out the correct way to phrase a sentance to convey the sence of 'would have been'

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#2 26-01-2014 3:41pm

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"Bhéadh" should have you covered, but some context would be useful!

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#3 26-01-2014 3:53pm

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Aard wrote: »

"Bhéadh" should have you covered, but some context would be useful!

Well for example, 'there is a chance that he would have been killed'.

'Tá seans ann go mbeadh sé curtha chun báis' is the best I can come up with, but does this not mean 'There is a chance that he would be killed'

It seems to convey present tense, where as 'would have been' is obviously past tense. So is there a way to convey past tense conditional in Irish, or do you just use present tense and convey past tense by context?

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#4 26-01-2014 4:12pm

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Bhí an seans an go marófaí é.

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