condicionado

conditioned, conditional

adjective kon-dee-syoh-NAH-doh Rare

Also means

air-conditioned

Usage Note

Condicionado is the past participle of condicionar ('to make conditional') used as an adjective; it agrees in gender and number (ayuda condicionada). In a behavioural sense it echoes Pavlovian conditioning: reflejo condicionado ('conditioned reflex'). Do not confuse it with acondicionado (from acondicionar), as in aire acondicionado ('air conditioning').

Examples

"La ayuda económica está condicionada a ciertos requisitos."

Natural Translation

The financial aid is conditional on certain requirements.

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