{"id":503,"date":"2010-08-31T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-31T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=503"},"modified":"2010-08-31T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-31T07:00:00","slug":"should-could-would-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/should-could-would-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Should, Could, Would ? – part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wrote the first part of this blog in reply to a question from Jeannet about the use of the conditional: <\/font>https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/should-could-would\/<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n

Here is another reader’s question that follows the same theme. I think that once again the reply will be useful to share with everyone:<\/font><\/p>\n

Hi Serena,<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

My name is Ureder and I\u2019m a Spanish teacher who is learning Italian. I follow your blog quite regularly and it has helped me to understand the Italian grammar better.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

I would appreciate if you could translate the following sentences into Italian. I think in some of these examples the Spanish translation is more similar to the English sentence than the Italian translation. That\u2019s why I sometimes get confused with \u2018il condizionale\u2019.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

1. a) [\u2026], I would have more money.
1. b) [\u2026], I would have had more money.
1. c) [\u2026], I would be richer.
1. d) [\u2026], I would have been richer.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

2. a) [\u2026], I could have more money.
2. b) [\u2026], I could have had more money.
2. c) [\u2026], I could be richer.
2. d) [\u2026], I could have been richer.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

3. a) [\u2026], I should (or I would have to) have more money.
3. b) [\u2026], I should (or I would have to) have had more money.
3. c) [\u2026], I should (or I would have to) be richer.
3. d) [\u2026], I should (or I would have to) have been richer.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

4. a) [\u2026], I would like to have more money.
4. b) [\u2026], I would have liked to have (or to have had) more money.
4. c) [\u2026], I would like to be richer.
4. d) [\u2026], I would have liked to be (or to have been) richer.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

Grazie mille!<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

Allora, andiamo avanti …<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1<\/font><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I would have more money.<\/font><\/td>\navrei pi\u00f9<\/font> soldi<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I would have had more money<\/font><\/td>\navrei avuto pi\u00f9<\/font> soldi<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I would be richer<\/font><\/td>\nsarei pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I would have been richer<\/font><\/td>\nsarei stata\/o pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2<\/font><\/td>\n<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I could have more money<\/font><\/td>\npotrei avere pi\u00f9 soldi<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I could have had more money<\/font><\/td>\navrei potuto avere pi\u00f9 soldi<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I could be richer<\/font><\/td>\npotrei essere pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I could have been richer<\/font><\/td>\nsarei potuta\/o essere pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
3<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I should have more money<\/td>\ndovrei avere pi\u00f9 soldi<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I should have had more money<\/td>\navrei dovuto avere pi\u00f9 soldi<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I should be richer<\/td>\ndovrei essere pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I should have been richer<\/td>\nsarei dovuta\/o essere pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
4<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I would like to have more money<\/td>\nmi piacerebbe avere pi\u00f9 soldi<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I would have liked to have more money<\/td>\nmi sarebbe piaciuto avere pi\u00f9 soldi<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I would like to be richer<\/td>\nmi piacerebbe essere pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I would have liked to be richer<\/td>\nmi sarebbe piaciuto essere pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

N.B.<\/strong> as I mentioned in part one, in colloquial Italian we often use avrei<\/strong> instead of sarei<\/strong> when speaking in the conditional, e.g.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
I could have been richer <\/td>\nsarei<\/u> potuta\/o essere pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong><\/font>
avrei<\/u> potuto essere pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I should have been richer<\/td>\nsarei<\/u> dovuta\/o essere pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong> 
avrei<\/u> dovuto essere pi\u00f9 ricca\/o<\/strong> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

You will also notice that because we use essere <\/strong>with ricco<\/strong> i.e. ‘to be rich’, the past participle changes gender and number accordingly e.g.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I should have been richer (feminine)
I should have been richer (masculine)
we should have been richer (masculine plural)<\/td>\n		sarei dovuta<\/u> essere pi\u00f9 ricca<\/u>
sarei dovuto<\/u> essere pi\u00f9 ricco<\/u> <\/p>\n

saremmo dovuti<\/u> essere pi\u00f9 ricchi<\/u><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I would be interested to hear from Ureder (who posted this question) whether the conditional is more, or less complicated in Spanish. It’s hard to imagine that it could be more difficult than the Italian!<\/p>\n

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I wrote the first part of this blog in reply to a question from Jeannet about the use of the conditional: https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/should-could-would\/ Here is another reader’s question that follows the same theme. I think that once again the reply will be useful to share with everyone: Hi Serena, My name is Ureder and I\u2019m a…<\/p>\n

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