subjunctive

Meaning

Adj

Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of subjunctive mood.
2. (countable) A form in the subjunctive mood.

Synonyms

subjunctive mood

conjunctive

conjunctive mood

conditional

conjunctive mode

Translations

subjonctif

congiuntivo

subjuntivo

aanvoegende wijs

conjunctief

Konjunktiv

subjuntivo

υποτακτική

subjuntiu

konjunktiv

Subjunktiv

mode subjonctif

oogbindvlies

subjunctief

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/

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.