subjunctive

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subjunctive

/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/

Rhymes with -ʌŋktɪv

Where it comes from

From Latin subiunctīvus (“serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctive mode”), from subiungō (“to add, join, subjoin”), from sub- (“under”) + iungō (“to join, yoke”). See join.

adjective subj.

not comparable, of a verb Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.

noun subjunctives · subj.

abbreviation, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of subjunctive mood
countable A form in the subjunctive mood.

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adj possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact

Español	subjuntivo
中文	虚拟 xūnǐ
Português	conjuntivo
Français	subjonctif
Deutsch	subjunktiv, subjunktivisch
Italiano	congiuntivo

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@misc{subjunctive_2026,
  title = {subjunctive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subjunctive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}