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Subjunctive vs Infinitive - What's the difference?

subjunctive | infinitive |

As adjectives the difference between subjunctive and infinitive

is that subjunctive is inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact while infinitive is formed with the infinitive.

As nouns the difference between subjunctive and infinitive

is that subjunctive is the subjunctive mood while infinitive is a non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxilary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form.

subjunctive

English

(Subjunctive mood) (English subjunctive)

Adjective

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  • (grammar, of a verb) Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.

    • Noun

  • (grammar, uncountable) The subjunctive mood.
  • (countable) A form in the subjunctive mood.

    • Related terms

    * subjoin

    External links

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    infinitive

    English

    (wikipedia infinitive)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxilary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form.
  • (grammar) A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb.

    • See also

    * gerund * supine * verb

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (grammar) Formed with the infinitive.
  • Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.
  • * Cunningham's Sermons (quoted in 1823 , The Edinburgh Christian Instructor , volume 23, page 328)
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