subjunctive

/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/

subjunctive

English Adj

Definition

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

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.