subjunctive in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for subjunctive in the English»French Dictionary

I.subjunctive [Brit səbˈdʒʌŋ(k)tɪv, Am səbˈdʒəŋ(k)tɪv] N

subjunctive

subjonctif m

in the subjunctive

au subjonctif

II.subjunctive [Brit səbˈdʒʌŋ(k)tɪv, Am səbˈdʒəŋ(k)tɪv] ADJ

subjunctive form, tense

du subjonctif

subjunctive mood

subjonctif/-ive

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in the subjunctive mood

au subjonctif

Translations for subjunctive in the French»English Dictionary

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subjonctif (subjonctive)

subjunctive

subjonct|if

subjunctive

au subjonctif

in the subjunctive

l'imparfait de l'indicatif/du subjonctif

the imperfect indicative/subjunctive

se construire avec le subjonctif

to take the subjunctive

le subjonctif/l'adverbe alourdit la phrase

the subjunctive/the adverb weighs the sentence down

le verbe est au présent du subjonctif

the verb is in the present subjunctive

là encore, tu dois utiliser le subjonctif

there again, you must use the subjunctive

subjunctive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for subjunctive in the English»French Dictionary

subjunctive [səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv] N no pl

subjunctive

subjonctif m

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subjonctif

subjunctive

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English

As an individual rises in rank within the empire, subjunctives are removed to make the string shorter.

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The subjunctive is used mainly in subordinate clauses following a set phrase or conjunction, such as "bench", "senza che", "prima che", or "perch" for example.

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New suffixes added to distinguish different grammatical moods (e.g. indicative mood vs. subjunctive vs. jussive).

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However, even when the subjunctive and indicative forms are identical, their time references are usually different.

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The subjunctive mood is constrained to only a handful of verbs.

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The indicative forms take the subjunctive forms, changing the inflectional vowel to "u" in the plural.

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The subjunctive is most commonly used to indicate wishes, possibilities, obligations, and any other statements which may be contrary to present fact.

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The present subjunctive differs from the indicative only in that the vowel in the endings changes from "a" to "o".

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The present subjunctive is marked with a suffix following the person marking.

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Additional archaic forms include "art", "wast", "wert", and occasionally "beest" (as a subjunctive).

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