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mood vs subjunctive

subjunctive vs mood

mood and subjunctive both are nouns.

mood is not an adjective while subjunctive is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mood Yes No No No
subjunctive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, subjunctive is a hyponym of mood; that is, subjunctive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mood:
  • mood: 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
mood (noun) subjunctive (noun)
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
the prevailing psychological state
mood (adjective) subjunctive (adjective)
relating to a mood of verbs
Difference between mood and subjunctive

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