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subjunctive

sub·junc·tive

UK/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

relating to a mood of verbs

  • “subjunctive verb endings”

noun

1.

a mood that represent an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • imperfect subjunctive
  • present subjunctive
  • subjunctive mode
  • subjunctive mood

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