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conditional perfect

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A combination of the conditional mood and the perfect tense, roughly corresponding to English 'I would have...'

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: voltooid verleden toekomende tijd — grammatical tense
  • Dutch: conditionalis perfectum — grammatical tense
  • Dutch: futurum exactum praeteriti — grammatical tense
  • French: conditionnel passé — grammatical tense
  • German: Konditional II — grammatical tense
  • Italian: condizionale passato — grammatical tense
  • Spanish: condicional anterior — grammatical tense