subjunctive vs mode

mode vs subjunctive

subjunctive and mode both are nouns.

subjunctive is an adjective but mode is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, mode is a hypernym of subjunctive; that is, mode is a word with a broader meaning than subjunctive:

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

Other hypernyms of subjunctive include modality, mood.

subjunctive (noun)	mode (noun)
a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible	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

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

Difference between subjunctive and mode

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