subjunctive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations

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subjunctive (not comparable)

1. (grammar, of a verb) inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact. English examples include so be it; I wouldn’t if I were you; were I a younger man, I would fight back; I asked that he leave.

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subjunctive (countable and uncountable; plural subjunctives)

1. (grammar, uncountable) The subjunctive mood.
2. (countable) A form in the subjunctive mood.

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