With the subjunctive past all the 'be' verbs become 'were', OK?
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Subjunctive
//səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv//
Synonyms for "subjunctive" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (5)
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1 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
4 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 19 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὑποτακτικός adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Asturian
1 entries- suxuntivu adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Basque
1 entries- subjuntibo adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Bulgarian
1 entries- подчинителен adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Catalan
1 entries- subjuntiu adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 虚拟 adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Czech
1 entries- konjunktiv m or adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
French
1 entries- subjonctif adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Georgian
1 entries- კავშირებითი adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
German
2 entries- subjunktiv adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
- subjunktivisch adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Irish
1 entries- foshuiteach adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Italian
1 entries- congiuntivo adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Lithuanian
1 entries- tariamoji nuosaka adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Old English
1 entries- underþēodendlīċ adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Portuguese
1 entries- conjuntivo adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- fo-leantach adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Spanish
1 entries- subjuntivo adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Swedish
1 entries- konjunktiv adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Tagalog
1 entries- pasakali adj (possible, contingent, or hypothetical; not a fact)
Sample sentences
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Today, we are going to unravel the mystery of the English subjunctive.
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Is context really necessary to understand the subjunctive?
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Truth be told, this sentence uses the subjunctive mood.
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