English-Thai Dictionary
subjunctive
ADJ ซึ่ง แสดง เงื่อนไข sueng-sa-dang-nguan-kai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SUBJUNCTIVE
a.[L. See Subjoin. ] 1. Subjoined or added to something before said or written.
2. In grammar, designating a form of verbs which follow other verbs or words expressing condition, hypothesis or contingency; as, veni ut me videas, I came that you may see me; Si fecerint aequum, if they should do what is just.
3. Subjunctive is often used as a noun, denoting the subjunctive mode.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SUBJUNCTIVE
Sub *junc "tive, a. Etym: [L. subjunctivus, fr. subjungere, subjunctum,to subjoin: cf. F. subjonctif. See Subjoin. ]
Defn: Subjoined or added to something before said or written. Subjunctive mood (Gram. ), that form of a verb which express the action or state not as a fact, but only as a conception of the mind still contingent and dependent. It is commonly subjoined, or added as subordinate, to some other verb, and in English is often connected with it by if, that, though, lest, unless, except, until, etc. , as in the following sentence: "If there were no honey, they [bees ] would have no object in visiting the flower. " Lubbock. In some languages,as in Latin and Greek, the subjunctive is often independent of any other verb, being used in wishes, commands, exhortations, etc.
SUBJUNCTIVE
SUBJUNCTIVE Sub *junc "tive, n. (Gram. )
Defn: The subjunctive mood; also, a verb in the subjunctive mood.
New American Oxford Dictionary
subjunctive
sub junc tive |səbˈjəNG (k )tiv səbˈʤəŋ (k )tɪv |Grammar ▶adjective relating to or denoting a mood of verbs expressing what is imagined or wished or possible. Compare with indicative. ▶noun a verb in the subjunctive mood. • (the subjunctive ) the subjunctive mood. DERIVATIVES sub junc tive ly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French subjonctif, -ive or late Latin subjunctivus, from subjungere (see subjoin ), rendering Greek hupotaktikos ‘subjoined. ’ usage: … if I were you; the report recommends that he face the tribunal; it is important that they be aware of the provisions of the act. These examples all contain a verb in the subjunctive mood. The subjunctive is used to express situations that are hypothetical or not yet realized and is typically used for what is imagined, hoped for, demanded, or expected. In English, the subjunctive mood is fairly uncommon (especially in comparison with other languages, such as Spanish ), mainly because most of the functions of the subjunctive are covered by modal verbs such as might, could, and should. In fact, in English, the subjunctive is often indistinguishable from the ordinary indicative mood since its form in most contexts is identical. It is distinctive only in the third person singular, where the normal indicative -s ending is absent ( he face rather than he faces in the example above ), and in the verb ‘to be ’ ( I were rather than I was , and they be rather than they are in the examples above ). In modern English, the subjunctive mood still exists but is regarded in many contexts as optional. Use of the subjunctive tends to convey a more formal tone, but there are few people who would regard its absence as actually wrong. Today, it survives mostly in fixed expressions, as in be that as it may; far be it from me; as it were ; lest we forget ; God help you; perish the thought; and come what may.
Oxford Dictionary
subjunctive
subjunctive |səbˈdʒʌŋ (k )tɪv |Grammar ▶adjective relating to or denoting a mood of verbs expressing what is imagined or wished or possible. Compare with indicative. ▶noun a verb in the subjunctive mood. • (the subjunctive ) the subjunctive mood. DERIVATIVES subjunctively adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French subjonctif, -ive or late Latin subjunctivus, from subjungere (see subjoin ), rendering Greek hupotaktikos ‘subjoined ’. usage: … if I were you; the report recommends that he face the tribunal; it is important that they be aware of the provisions of the act. These sentences all contain a verb in the subjunctive mood. The subjunctive is used to express situations which are hypothetical or not yet realized, and is typically used for what is imagined, hoped for, demanded, or expected. In English the subjunctive mood is fairly uncommon (especially in comparison with other languages such as French and Spanish ), mainly because most of the functions of the subjunctive are covered by modal verbs such as might, could, and should. In fact, in English the subjunctive is often indistinguishable from the ordinary indicative mood, since its form in most contexts is identical. It is distinctive only in the third person singular, where the normal indicative -s ending is absent ( he face rather than he faces in the example above ), and in the verb ‘to be ’ ( I were rather than I was and they be rather than they are in the examples above ). In modern English the subjunctive mood still exists but is regarded in many contexts as optional. Use of the subjunctive tends to convey a more formal tone but there are few people who would regard its absence as actually wrong. Today it survives mostly in fixed expressions, as in be that as it may; God help you; perish the thought; and come what may.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
subjunctive
sub junc tive /səbdʒʌ́ŋ (k )tɪv /名詞 C 〘文法 〙〖the ～〗仮定法 ▸ in the subjunctive 仮定法で [の ]形容詞 比較なし 仮定法の ▸ the subjunctive mood 仮定法 ～ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary