optative in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for optative in the English»French Dictionary

I.optative [Brit ˈɒptətɪv, ɒpˈteɪtɪv, Am ˈɑptədɪv] N

optative

optatif m

II.optative [Brit ˈɒptətɪv, ɒpˈteɪtɪv, Am ˈɑptədɪv] ADJ

optative

optatif/-ive

Translations for optative in the French»English Dictionary

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optatif (optative)

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English

The other, fairly unremarkable modal verbal suffixes are the imperative, prescriptive, optative and dubitative.

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These verbs derive from the subjunctive or optative use of preterite forms to refer to present or future time.

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Just like the verb "want", it uses either the optative screeve or the infinitive form of the verb.

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The present optative stands for both the present and the imperfect indicative, and the perfect optative stands for both the perfect and the pluperfect.

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