Subjunctive
(adjective)
- Relating to or denoting a grammatical mood used to express various states of unreality such as doubt, possibility, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred.
- Relating to or denoting a verb form used to express doubt, possibility, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred.
Origin:
From the latin word "subjunctivus" meaning depending on something else.
Examples:
- The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, possibility, or action that has not yet occurred.
- It is important to use the subjunctive correctly when expressing doubt or possibility.
- The subjunctive is used to express hypothetical or non-real actions.
- In English, the subjunctive is often indicated by the use of the base form of the verb.
- The subjunctive can be used to express a wish or desire.