subjunctive mood
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subjunctive mood
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From subjunctive (from Latin subjunctivus, from sub- (“under”) + junctus (“joined”), perfect passive participle of jungere (“to join”) + adjective suffix -ivus) + mood (from Latin modus).
noun subjunctive moods
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Mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands.
Similar: conjunctive, conjunctive mode, conjunctive mood, subjunctive, subjunctive mode
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noun subjunctive mood
| Español | modo subjuntivo, subjuntivo, conjuntivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가설법 gaseolbeop, 가정법 gajeongbeop |
| 日本語 | 仮定法 kateihō, 接続法 setsuzokuhō |
| 中文 | 虛擬語氣 /虚拟语气 xūnǐ yǔqì |
| Português | modo conjuntivo, conjuntivo, modo subjuntivo, subjuntivo |
| Français | subjonctif |
| Deutsch | Konjunktiv, Möglichkeitsform, Subjunktiv |
| Italiano | congiuntivo |
| Ελληνικά | υποτακτική ypotaktikí |
| Română | conjunctiv |
| Русский | сослага́тельное наклоне́ние soslagátelʹnoje naklonénije, конъюнкти́в konʺjunktív, субъюнкти́в subʺjunktív |
| Tiếng Việt | thức giả định |
| العربية | حالَةُ النَّصْبِ ḥālatu n-naṣbi |
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