subjunctive
/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/
subjunctive adjective: inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact. Also the ellipsis of subjunctive mood.
Adjective
subjunctive (not comparable)
- Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
Noun
subjunctive (countable and uncountable, plural subjunctives)
- A form in the subjunctive mood.
Also used as
subjunctive is also the ellipsis of subjunctive mood.
subjunctive meaning in Tagalog
subjunctive in Tagalog
- possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact
- pasakali
Forms of subjunctive
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative abbreviation | subj. |
| Noun | |
| plural | subjunctives |
Origin of subjunctive
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.
Words formed from subjunctive
Phrases with subjunctive
Words that rhyme with subjunctive
Questions about subjunctive
- What does subjunctive mean?
- Subjunctive means inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
- What is subjunctive in Tagalog?
- Subjunctive in Tagalog is pasakali. See Subjunctive meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is subjunctive?
- Subjunctive can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce subjunctive?
- Subjunctive is pronounced /səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/.
Words near subjunctive in the dictionary
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