Associations to the word «Subjunctive»

Wiktionary

SUBJUNCTIVE, adjective. (grammar) (of a verb) Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
SUBJUNCTIVE, noun. (grammar) (uncountable) The subjunctive mood.
SUBJUNCTIVE, noun. (countable) A form in the subjunctive mood.
SUBJUNCTIVE MODE, noun. (grammar) The subjunctive mood.
SUBJUNCTIVE MODES, noun. Plural of subjunctive mode
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD, noun. (grammar) Mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands.
SUBJUNCTIVE MOODS, noun. Plural of subjunctive mood

Dictionary definition

SUBJUNCTIVE, noun. A mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible.
SUBJUNCTIVE, adjective. Relating to a mood of verbs; "subjunctive verb endings".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn