subjunctive (redirected from subjunctives)

sub·junc·tive  (sb-jngktv)

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a mood of a verb used in some languages for contingent or hypothetical action, action viewed subjectively, or grammatically subordinate statements.

n.

1. The subjunctive mood.

2. A subjunctive construction. See Usage Note at if.

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[Late Latin subinctvus, from Latin subinctus, past participle of subiungere, to subjoin, subordinate (translation of Greek hupotaktikos, subordinate, subjunctive); see subjoin.]

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subjunctive [səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv]

adj

(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar denoting a mood of verbs used when the content of the clause is being doubted, supposed, feared true, etc., rather than being asserted. The rules for its use and the range of meanings it may possess vary considerably from language to language. In the following sentence, were is in the subjunctive I'd think very seriously about that if I were you Compare indicative

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar

a.  the subjunctive mood

b.  a verb in this mood Abbreviation subj

[via Late Latin subjunctīvus, from Latin subjungere to subjoin]

subjunctively  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subjunctive - a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible subjunctive mood modality, mood, mode - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Adj.	1.	subjunctive - relating to a mood of verbs; "subjunctive verb endings" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

Translations

subjunctive [səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv]

A. ADJ → subjuntivo
subjunctive mood → modo m subjuntivo

B. N → subjuntivo m
the verb is in the subjunctive → el verbo está en subjuntivo

subjunctive [səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv]

adj → subjonctif/ive

n → subjonctif m
in the subjunctive → au subjonctif

subjunctive

adj → konjunktivisch; the subjunctive verb/mood/form → der Konjunktiv

n (= mood, verb) → Konjunktiv m

subjunctive [səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv] (Gram)

1. adj → congiuntivo/a

2. n → congiuntivo
in the subjunctive → al congiuntivo