subjunctive mood
subjunctive mood noun: mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands.
Noun
subjunctive mood (plural subjunctive moods)
- Mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands.
- Synonyms:
- conjunctive, conjunctive mode, conjunctive mood, subjunctive, subjunctive mode
subjunctive mood meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese
subjunctive mood in Tagalog
- subjunctive mood
- panaganong pasakali
subjunctive mood in Arabic
- subjunctive mood
- حالَةُ النَّصْبِ ḥālatu n-naṣbi
subjunctive mood in Persian
- subjunctive mood
- التزامی eltezâmi, وجه پیرو vajh-e peyro
subjunctive mood in Vietnamese
- subjunctive mood
- thức giả định
Synonyms of subjunctive mood
Forms of subjunctive mood
| plural | subjunctive moods |
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Origin of subjunctive mood
From subjunctive (from Latin subjunctivus, from sub- (“under”) + junctus (“joined”), perfect passive participle of jungere (“to join”) + adjective suffix -ivus) + mood (from Latin modus).
Questions about subjunctive mood
- What does subjunctive mood mean?
- Subjunctive mood means mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands.
- What is subjunctive mood in Tagalog?
- Subjunctive mood in Tagalog is panaganong pasakali. See Subjunctive mood meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is subjunctive mood?
- Subjunctive mood is a noun.
- What is the plural of subjunctive mood?
- The plural of subjunctive mood is subjunctive moods.
Words near subjunctive mood in the dictionary
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