(grammar) the form (or MOOD) of a verb that expresses wishes, possibility or uncertainty; a verb in this form:
The verb is in the subjunctive. * In 'I wish I were taller', 'were' is a subjunctive.
subjunctive adjective:
the subjunctive mood
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Is subjunctive a noun, verb, or something else?
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