subjunctive
A form in the subjunctive moodA form in the subjunctive mood.
» Today, we are going to unravel the mystery of the English subjunctive.
Сегодня мы раскроем загадку сослагательного наклонения в английском языке. — FeuDRenais
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1 senses(countable)A form in the subjunctive mood.
- a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
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
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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Forms
plural: subjunctivesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible:subjunctive mood
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.