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Translation of would
I found some examples of conditional clauses whose translation may include the word "would". They are:
Si Marcus Iuliam amet, ea eum amet.
If Marcus should [perhaps ever some day] love Julia, she would love him.
Si Marcus Iuliam amaret, ea eum…
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Imposing Conditions On The Conditional
North & Hillard p.157: Footnote (1): "Moreover in Impossible Conditions, if the verb of the apodosis is possum, debeo, oportet, or a gerundive (or any verb expressing obligation or possibility), it is regularly put in the Indicative.
e.g. si patriam…
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