No. 17,856 in Russian
условный
"Conditional."
In a sentence
Этот эксперимент был проведён с условной группой участников.
This experiment was conducted with a conditional group of participants.
Here, "условной" refers to a group defined under certain conditions or assumptions, hence "conditional".
У него условное наказание за это преступление.
He has a suspended sentence for this crime.
In this sentence, "условное" means a penalty or punishment that is conditional, often implying it is not imposed immediately but contingent upon further behavior.
Мы приняли условное решение на собрании.
We made a tentative decision at the meeting.
Here, "условное" signifies that the decision is provisional or tentative, based on certain conditions possibly to be clarified later.
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