subjunctive mood

== English == === Etymology === From subjunctive (from Latin subjunctivus, from sub- (“under”) + junctus (“joined”), perfect passive participle of jungere (“to join”) + adjective suffix -ivus) + mood (from Latin modus). === Pronunciation === === Noun === subjunctive mood (plural subjunctive moods) (grammar) Mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands. Synonyms: conjunctive, conjunctive mode, conjunctive mood, subjunctive, subjunctive mode ==== Usage notes ==== Subjunctive mood is used much more in some other languages, such as Spanish and Latin, than it is in English. Apart from the third-person singular form without the suffix -(e)s (I want that he go), modern English has only one verb that has mutually distinguishable indicative and subjunctive forms — be. be (subjunctive present, all persons except for archaic second-person singular) beest (archaic second-person singular, subjunctive present) wert (archaic second-person singular, subjunctive past) The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Job 8:6: “If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, […]” The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Revelation 3:15: “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.” were (subjunctive past, all persons except for archaic second-person singular) See also the conjugation at be. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === subjunctive mood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia