subjunctive

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
  2. adjective relating to a mood of verbs

Etymology

From Latin subjunctīvus (“serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctive mode”), from subjungere (“to add, join, subjoin”), from sub (“under”) + jungere (“to join, yoke”). See join.

In classic literature

Synonyms

subjunctive mood

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