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English
Etymology
From Latin subjunctivus (“‘serving to join, connecting, in grammar applies to the subjunctive mode’”) < subjungere (“‘to add, join, subjoin’”) < sub (“‘under’”) + jungere (“‘to join, yoke’”); see join.
Adjective
subjunctive (not comparable)
- (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.
Noun
subjunctive (countable and uncountable; plural subjunctives)
- (grammar, uncountable) The subjunctive mood.
- (countable) A form in the subjunctive mood.
Related terms
External links
- subjunctive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- subjunctive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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