Samson A. Nagamani

What Is the Subjunctive/Konjunktiv?

· Samson Nagamani <samson@ngmni.xyz>

  • The Subjunctive or Konjunktiv (in German) is a grammatical mood.
  • Used to express wishes, desires, doubts, possibilities, hypothetical situations and in-direct speech.
  • In English, the Subjunctive is more often used in formal writing.
  • In German, the Subjunctive has 2 distinct forms, Konjunktiv I and Konjunktiv II.
  • In German, the Subjunctive is used often in written and spoken language.
  • Konjunktiv I is used for in-direct speech, primarily.
  • Konjunktiv II is used for the rest. Its more complicated

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