Jessayerais

j'essayerais is the first person singular of the French verb essayer in the present conditional tense, corresponding to the English "I would try" or "I would attempt." The form is used to express a hypothetical action dependent on a condition, rather than a definite future intention. The standard spelling requires an apostrophe after the initial j because the subject pronoun je precedes a vowel, making j'essayerais the correct written form in French.

Form and formation: essayer is a regular -er verb with a stem that becomes essaier- in the conditional and future tenses. The present conditional endings attach to this stem, giving j'essayerais, tu essaierais, il/elle essaierait, nous essaierions, vous essayeriez, ils/elles essaieraient. The form for the first person singular conveys a tentative or contingent intention rather than a committed action.

Usage: j'essayerais is commonly used in hypothetical statements, often paired with si (if) clauses. It can express a willingness to attempt something under certain conditions, or a polite or tentative proposal. For example: Si j'avais plus de temps, j'essayerais d'apprendre le piano; I would try to learn the piano if I had more time. It can also appear in conditional suggestions or in discussions of plans that depend on circumstances.

Orthography and common errors: The correct standard spelling uses an apostrophe: j'essayerais. The version jessayerais (without the apostrophe) is regarded as incorrect in formal French and is sometimes encountered in informal writing or typographical mistakes.

See also: The verb essayer and related forms in other tenses (j’essayerai, j’essayais) illustrate how the same stem is used across mood and tense to express trial, testing, or attempting actions under different conditions.