vendría

Vendría is a form in Spanish that belongs to the verb venir (to come). It is the conditional mood, used to express actions that would occur under a hypothetical condition. The form can function with different subjects: yo vendría, tú vendrías, él/ella/usted vendría, nosotros vendríamos, vosotros venderíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes vendrían. Note that this form is distinct from the conditional of vender (to sell), which is vendería.

Conjugation and distinction: vendría is not the imperfect of vender; the imperfect of vender is vendía. The conditional forms of venir use the irregular stem vendr-, which appears in all persons (vendría, vendrías, etc.). This helps to avoid confusion with similar-sounding forms.

Uses and idiomatic expressions: vendría is commonly employed to state hypothetical actions or polite possibilities, for example, Yo vendría si me invitaran (I would come if they invited me). It is also used in idiomatic phrases such as venir a ser, where vendría a ser means “it would amount to” or “that would amount to.” For example, Eso vendría a ser una explicación simple (That would amount to a simple explanation).

Etymology: vendría derives from venir, which comes from Latin venire. The root vendr- appears in the Spanish future and conditional forms of venir, reflecting its historical irregularity.

See also: venir, vender, Spanish verb conjugation, conditional mood.