subjunctive
Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or…Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
» Today, we are going to unravel the mystery of the English subjunctive.
Сегодня мы раскроем загадку сослагательного наклонения в английском языке.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
subjunktiv, subjunktivisch
- relating to a mood of verbs
Examples
15 sentencesToday, we are going to unravel the mystery of the English subjunctive.
ruСегодня мы раскроем загадку сослагательного наклонения в английском языке. — FeuDRenais
When do you use the imperfect subjunctive?
deWann benutzt man den Subjunktiv Imperfekt? — Vortarulo
Is context really necessary to understand the subjunctive?
ruДействительно ли нужен контекст, чтобы понять сослагательное наклонение? — al_ex_an_der
Most people struggle with using the subjunctive mood.
ruБольшинству людей сослагательное наклонение доставляет трудности. — Ooneykcall
Truth be told, this sentence uses the subjunctive mood.
deTatsächlich steht dieser Satz im Konjunktiv. — raggione
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin subiunctīvus (“serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctiFrom 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.
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