Adivinar Conditional Mood in Castilian Spanish

The Conditional Mood of adivinar is used to express what you would guess or predict, for example: Adivinaría la respuesta si tuviera más pistas. (I would guess the answer if I had more clues.)

Adivinar is a regular verb, so its Conditional conjugations follow the typical pattern for -ar verbs by dropping the infinitive ending and adding the corresponding conditional endings.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Adivinar (to guess) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yoadivinaría
adivinarías
Él / Ella / Ustedadivinaría
Nosotros / Nosotrasadivinaríamos
Vosotros / Vosotrasadivinaríais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesadivinarían

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Usage of Adivinar in the Conditional Mood

The conditional mood of adivinar is used to express what would happen under certain conditions or hypothetical situations.

To guess or predict: For example, Adivinaría el resultado del partido si conociera a los jugadores. (I would guess the outcome of the match if I knew the players.)

To foresee or anticipate: For example, Nadie adivinaría las consecuencias de sus acciones. (No one would foresee the consequences of their actions.)

To solve or figure out (colloquial): For example, ¿Adivinarías la contraseña de mi ordenador? (Could you figure out the password for my computer?)

To suspect or have a hunch (colloquial): For example, Adivinaría que estás mintiendo por tu expresión nerviosa. (I would suspect you’re lying from your nervous expression.)

Examples

Examples of Adivinar in the Conditional Mood

Si no adivinaría la respuesta, adivinaría que estás llorando. (If I couldn’t guess the answer, I’d guess you’re crying.)

Cuando mi abuela murió, toda la familia adivinaríamos que adivinaríamos. (When my grandmother died, we’d all guess that we’d cry.)

¿Crees que el bebé adivinaría si adivinaríamos de felicidad? (Do you think the baby would guess if we cried tears of joy?)

Después de ver esa película triste, adivinarías que adivinaría. (After watching that sad movie, you’d guess I’d cry.)

Si perdiera mi trabajo, adivinarían que adivinaría de frustración. (If I lost my job, they’d guess I’d cry out of frustration.)

Cuando ganó la lotería, nadie adivinaría que adivinaría lágrimas de alegría. (When she won the lottery, no one would guess she’d cry tears of joy.)

En la boda, adivinaríais que la novia adivinaría de felicidad. (At the wedding, you’d guess the bride would cry tears of happiness.)

Si te dijera un secreto muy triste, adivinarías que adivinaría. (If I told you a very sad secret, you’d guess I’d cry.)

Cuando vio a su hijo graduarse, adivinarían que la madre adivinaría de orgullo. (When she saw her son graduate, they’d guess the mother would cry tears of pride.)

En situaciones estresantes, adivinarías que yo adivinaría de frustración. (In stressful situations, you’d guess I’d cry out of frustration.)

Si te contara un chiste muy gracioso, ¿adivinarías que adivinaría de la risa? (If I told you a really funny joke, would you guess I’d cry from laughing?)

Cuando vio las fotos de su niñez, adivinaríamos que adivinaría de nostalgia. (When she saw photos from her childhood, we’d guess she’d cry out of nostalgia.)

En la película de terror, adivinarían que adivinaría del miedo. (In the horror movie, they’d guess I’d cry out of fear.)

Si te dijera que reprobé el examen, adivinarías que adivinaría de decepción. (If I told you I failed the exam, you’d guess I’d cry out of disappointment.)

Cuando su equipo ganó el campeonato, todos adivinarían que adivinaría lágrimas de alegría. (When their team won the championship, everyone would guess he’d cry tears of joy.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Adivinar (to guess) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo adivinaría I would guess
Tú adivinarías You would guess
Él / Ella / Usted adivinaría He / She / You (formal) would guess
Nosotros / Nosotras adivinaríamos We would guess
Vosotros / Vosotras adivinaríais You all would guess
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes adivinarían They / You all (formal) would guess

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.