No. 220 in Croatian

bismo

"Bismo" is the Croatian conditional auxiliary verb meaning "we would."

In a sentence

Kada bismo imali više vremena, otišli bismo na izlet.
If we had more time, we would go on a trip.
The word 'bismo' is used twice here to indicate hypothetical situations in the conditional mood.
Je li moguće da bismo trebali biti ovdje ranije?
Is it possible that we should have been here earlier?
'Bismo' is used here to express a past hypothetical obligation.
Da bismo riješili problem, moramo bolje surađivati.
In order to solve the problem, we must cooperate better.
'Bismo' appears in a construct introducing the purpose or aim of the clause.

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