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optative mood vs mode

mode vs optative mood

optative mood and mode both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
optative mood Yes No No No
mode Yes No No No
As nouns, mode is a hypernym of optative mood; that is, mode is a word with a broader meaning than optative mood:
  • optative mood: a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
  • mode: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Other hypernyms of optative mood include modality, mood.
optative mood (noun) mode (noun)
a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs how something is done or how it happens
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
Difference between optative mood and mode

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