volvería

Volvería is the Spanish verb volver in the conditional mood, used with the first- or third-person singular subject. It usually translates as “I would return” or “he/she would return,” depending on the subject. In the conditional, the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían attach to the infinitive volver, yielding forms such as yo volvería, tú volverías, él volvería, nosotros volveríamos, vosotros volveríais, ellos volverían. The stem remains the infinitive; there is no vowel change as in some present-tense forms.

The conditional mood expresses hypothetical or potential actions, politeness, or a future-in-the-puture perspective in relation to a past context. It is common in both speech and writing. Examples: “Yo volvería si pudiera” (I would return if I could), or in reported speech: “Dijo que volvería mañana” (He said he would return tomorrow).

Etymology and usage notes: volvería is formed from the verb volver plus the standard conditional suffix -ía. It is widely used across dialects and registers, from everyday speech to literature. In contrast to volvería, other forms of the verb convey different tenses or moods, such as the present indicative vuelvo (I return) or the imperfect volvía (I used to return / I was returning).

Related forms: volver (to return) has a full paradigm including present vuelvo, vuelves, vuelve; imperfect volvía, volvías, volvía; future volveré; past participle vuelto; and subjunctive forms como vuelva (present subjunctive) and volviera/volviese (imperfect subjunctive).