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--- grammar_mood [2024/10/12 19:18] – morgoth
+++ grammar_mood [2026/07/19 01:19] (current) – clarification about Subjunctive mood morgoth
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 | Speculative | In contrast to Assumptive modality, speaker has no evidence or prerequisites for his statement. Similar to Hypothetical and Conditional-Counterfactual. | pâsh (can) / ilf (may) / kul (be) in SJV | INF | | The hobbits could stole it! = Kudug __pâshulg__ orsk__ut__an |
 | [[mood_subjunctive|Subjunctive]] | In simple clauses without modal verbs. Similar to hypothetical and conditional-counterfactual. Similar to expression "(one) want (do something)" but indicates that something prevents / prevented the wish from happening (see Desiderative modalities). | | (any) | SJV | I would drink = Dashog__ulg__ |
-| ::: | In dependent clauses in combination with other modalities (e.g. presumptive), usually after conjunctions "so that", "in order that" or just "that". Also in conditional sentences (see Conditional modality) | | ::: | ::: | I suppose that orcs won = Daton zamash uruk faik__ulg__ |
+| ::: | In dependent clauses in combination with other modalities (e.g. presumptive), usually after conjunctions "so that", "in order that" or just "that". Also in conditional sentences (see Conditional modality) and after expressions like "I suppose", "I think", etc. | | ::: | ::: | I suppose that orcs won = Daton zamash uruk faik__ulg__ |
 | ::: | In comparisons (as if, like) | | ::: | ::: | You speak so as if I did something wrong = Figashn zash ghung dakramp__ulg__ ashmûd firk |
 | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | Dragon looked at hobbit like he were going to eat him = Lûg honuzâ kudugu oth tapant__ulg__ thrakutan |
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 | ::: | Combination with other modalities | | INT + (any) | | Will you kill the dragon? ((with Inferential/Potential modality)) = Fi__mar__dog__ub__ lûgum? |
 | ::: | ::: | INT + (any) | any((according to other modality)) | | Can you kill the dragon? = Fi__marpâsh__ dogut lûgum? |
-|  Dependent circumstances  ||||||
+^  Dependent circumstances  ||||||
 | Dynamic((included into deontic group of modalities in some classifications)) | (can/will) | pâsh.PRES (can) | INF | | I can sing (right now) = Da__pâsh__ lash__ut__ |
 | ::: | ::: | pâsh.PST (could) | INF | | I could sing (in the past) = Da__pâshuz__ lash__ut__ |
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 | Conditional | the complex sentence consists of two parts: condition - starts with words "ghung" (= if) or "amil" (= when); action if condition is true. There are several combinations of probability of condition and action to happen: | | | | |
 | ::: | factual (both condition and action are regular or already happened in the past together) | | PRES | PRES | I sing when I drink = Dalash amil dashog |
-| ::: | predictive (similar to potential and comissive modalities) - in sentences about future | | FUT | FUT | If he steals our food, we will kill him = Ghung ta orsk__ub__ throk dakob, dakdog__ub__an |
+| ::: | predictive (similar to potential and comissive modalities) -- in sentences about future | | FUT | FUT | If he steals our food, we will kill him = Ghung ta orsk__ub__ throk dakob, dakdog__ub__an |
 | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | ::: | If I (will) drink I will sing = Ghung dashog__ub__ dalash__ub__ |
 | ::: | predictive (when speaker is unsure if condition will happen, but if it does, the action will be almost real) | | FUT | SJV | If he should get the money he will buy a horse = Ghung tasnab__ulg__ draug, tatûz__ub__ lûkh |

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