subjunctive

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.

adj

  1. (grammar, of a verb) Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.

noun

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

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