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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin subiunctīvus (serving to join, connecting; of the subjunctive mode), from subiungō (to add, to join, to subjoin), from sub- (under) + iungō (to join).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.bi.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.vu/, /sub.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sub.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.vo/, /su.bi.ʒũˈt͡ʃi.vo/
 

  • Hyphenation: sub‧jun‧ti‧vo

Noun

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subjuntivo m (plural subjuntivos) (Brazil)

  1. (uncountable, grammar) subjunctive (subjunctive mood)
    Synonyms: (Portugal) conjuntivo, modo conjuntivo, (Brazil) modo subjuntivo
  2. a verb form in the subjunctive mood
    Synonym: (Portugal) conjuntivo

Usage notes

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(modo) subjuntivo is preferred by the Nomenclatura Gramatical Brasileira; European Portuguese grammars tend to use the term (modo) conjuntivo instead.

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Adjective

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subjuntivo (feminine subjuntiva, masculine plural subjuntivos, feminine plural subjuntivas, not comparable) (Brazil)

  1. (grammar, of a verb form) subjunctive (inflected in the subjunctive mood)

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin subiunctīvus (serving to join, connecting; of the subjunctive mode), from subiungō (to add, to join, to subjoin), from sub- (under) + iungō (to join).

Adjective

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subjuntivo (feminine subjuntiva, masculine plural subjuntivos, feminine plural subjuntivas)

  1. subjunctive

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Noun

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subjuntivo m (plural subjuntivos)

  1. subjunctive mood

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