Nuair a bhí mé ag déanamh staidear ar an Spáinnis, bhí cúpla frásaí agam chun ráitis coinníollach a fhoghlaim. Tá an rud céanna déanta agam anois leis an nGaeilge. An d'fhéadfadh aon duine é a cheartaigh? Má chaitheann tú, caithfidh mé. (If you shoot, I’ll shoot.) Mura gcaitheann tú, ní chaithfidh mé. (If you don’t shoot, I won’t shoot.) Dá gcaithfeá, chaithfinn. (If you were to shoot, I would shoot.) Mura gcaithfeá, ní chaithfinn. (If you weren’t to shoot, I wouldn’t shoot.) Dá gcaiteá, chaithfinn. (If you had shot, I would have shot.) Mura gcaiteá, ní chaithfinn. (If you hadn’t shot, I wouldn’t have shot.)