subjunctive
noun
- grammatical mood
adjective
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Pronunciation: /səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/
adj
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.
- Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
noun
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.
- Ellipsis of subjunctive mood.
- A form in the subjunctive mood.