noun / adjective

subjunctive

sub-JUNK-tiv/səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/

A verb mood presenting a situation as imagined or desired rather than as an asserted fact.

The exercise contrasts the indicative mood with the subjunctive mood.

Depict subjunctive mood through a tangible language exercise contrasting an indicative verb phrase with a hypothetical one, using only indispensable linguistic examples.

Etymology

subLatinunder

+junctLatinjoin

+iveLatinserving to

“Joining under” points to subordinate clauses, rather than directly to wishes or possibilities. The grammatical name probably translates a Greek term referring to the clauses in which this mood was typically used.

In context

David Middleton2:08

Because this is a subjunctive mood where it says verb where it says whom he may devour. Means if the conditions are met.

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More examples

The subjunctive in “I wish I were taller” expresses a wish.
“We insist that she be present” uses a subjunctive verb form.
In “If I were you,” the subjunctive marks an imagined situation.

Forms

subjunctive · subjunctives