subjunctive
/səbˈdʒʌŋk.tɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /səbˈdʒʌŋk.tɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /səb-ˈjən(k)-tiv How to pronounce subjunctive (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ (ame, ipa)
subjunctive — 名詞
- subjunctivesingular
- subjunctivesplural
1. the grammar form used for wishes, imagined situations, and other ideas presented
假設語氣
表示願望或非事實的語氣
the grammar form used for wishes, imagined situations, and other ideas presented as uncertain or unreal instead of simple facts
Our teacher explained the subjunctive before we wrote the dialogue.
老師在我們寫對話前，先講解了假設語氣。
grammar topic: learn the subjunctive
Bilal used the subjunctive after 'if' to describe an unreal plan.
Bilal 在描述不真實的計畫時，用了假設語氣。
pattern: if + subjunctive for unreal situations
The guide shows when the subjunctive is common in formal English.
這本指南說明假設語氣何時常見於正式英文。
Christopher forgot the subjunctive and wrote 'if I was' instead.
Christopher 忘了用假設語氣，寫成了「if I was」。
文法句型
the subjunctive
use the subjunctive after if
learn the subjunctive in formal grammar
用法筆記
In modern English, learners most often meet the subjunctive in unreal if-clauses ('if I were') and in formal that-clauses after verbs such as demand, suggest, or insist.
常見錯誤
subjunctive — 形容詞
- subjunctivepositive
- more subjunctivecomparative
- most subjunctivesuperlative
1. describing or using that grammar form, especially when a verb shows a wish, a de
虛擬式
跟該語氣形式有關的
describing or using that grammar form, especially when a verb shows a wish, a demand, or a situation treated as not fully real
The editor changed the sentence to a subjunctive form after 'demanded that'.
編輯把 demanded that 後面的句子改成虛擬式形式。
pattern: demanded that + subjunctive form
Our book gives two subjunctive examples from formal letters.
我們的課本列出兩個來自正式書信的虛擬式例子。
Theo checked whether the verb in that clause was subjunctive or not.
Theo 檢查那個子句裡的動詞是不是虛擬式。
The grammar chart marks subjunctive verbs in blue boxes.
文法圖表用藍色方框標出虛擬式動詞。
文法句型
subjunctive + noun
subjunctive form after that-clause trigger
用法筆記
Usually appears before grammar nouns such as form, mood, clause, or verb. Writers most often discuss subjunctive patterns in formal grammar explanations rather than in everyday conversation.