Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #85
Word (Wort)

der subjunctive

Translation (Übersetzung) Konjunktiv
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [kɔnˈjʊŋktiːf]
B2
Nouns
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar verb advanced hypothetical mood
The subjunctive mood in German is used to express wishes, hypothetical situations, indirect speech, and politeness. There are two main forms: Konjunktiv I (for indirect speech) and Konjunktiv II (for hypotheticals and wishes).

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subjunctive is a German Nouns

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subjunctive Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Der Konjunktiv wird oft in höflichen Fragen verwendet.
The subjunctive is often used in polite questions.
Grammar explanation
Im Deutschen gibt es zwei Konjunktive.
In German there are two subjunctives.
Grammar explanation
Der Konjunktiv I wird für die indirekte Rede benutzt.
Subjunctive I is used for indirect speech.
Grammar usage

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subjunctive Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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grammatical mood (grammatische Modus)
Indikativ
Meaning: indicative mood
Example: Der Indikativ beschreibt die Wirklichkeit.
Noun
Imperativ
Meaning: imperative mood
Example: Der Imperativ wird für Befehle verwendet.
Noun

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subjunctive Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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subjunctive Collocations (Kollokationen)

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Konjunktiv I verwenden
to use subjunctive I
Medium frequency
Konjunktiv II bilden
to form subjunctive II
Medium frequency
im Konjunktiv stehen
to be in the subjunctive mood
High frequency
den Konjunktiv lernen
to learn the subjunctive
High frequency
Konjunktiv der Höflichkeit
subjunctive of politeness
Medium frequency

subjunctive Idioms (Redewendungen)

subjunctive idioms and expressions. Learn German idioms containing subjunctive with meanings and explanations. Master subjunctive expressions used in everyday German.

Das ist nur Konjunktiv.
That's just hypothetical.
Used to indicate something is not real or certain, just a possibility
Im Konjunktiv der Wirklichkeit
In the subjunctive of reality
A play on words suggesting something that seems hypothetical but might be real

subjunctive Synonyms (Synonyme)

subjunctive synonyms - words with similar meanings. Find alternative words for subjunctive and expand your German vocabulary. Learn subjunctive similar words and their usage.

Möglichkeitsform
Meaning: possibility form
High similarity
Irrealis
Meaning: irrealis
Medium similarity

subjunctive Antonyms (Antonyme)

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Indikativ
Meaning: indicative mood
Imperativ
Meaning: imperative mood

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subjunctive Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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Möglichkeitsform Irrealis Indikativ Imperativ Verb Grammatik

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