mode vs subjunctive

subjunctive vs mode

mode and subjunctive both are nouns.

mode is not an adjective while subjunctive is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mode	Yes	No	No	No
subjunctive	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, subjunctive is a hyponym of mode; that is, subjunctive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mode:

mode: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
subjunctive: a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible

Other hyponyms of mode include common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative, indicative mood, subjunctive mood, optative, optative mood, imperative, imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood, interrogative, interrogative mood.

mode (noun)	subjunctive (noun)
how something is done or how it happens	a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
the most frequent value of a random variable
any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
a particular functioning condition or arrangement

mode (adjective)	subjunctive (adjective)
	relating to a mood of verbs

Difference between mode and subjunctive

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