iasLog("__tcfapi useractioncomplete or tcloaded ", tcData, success); { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448839' }}, ', This page was last edited on 30 October 2020, at 17:17. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448835' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, Thanks for your vote! bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776338', position: 'btf' }}, ga('send', 'pageview'); Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2020, Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. You can understand it in a better way by looking through the examples. The most common realis mood is the indicative mood. Is Jack the lead vocalist? { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot2_flex' }}, I am going to discuss it. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [160, 600] }}, For example: Jack sings every Friday. 25 Nov. 2020. e and ae are auxiliary verbs found in Pingelapese. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448840' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [320, 100] }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, Present. "authorization": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/info?rid=READER_ID&url=CANONICAL_URL&ref=DOCUMENT_REFERRER&type=&v1=&v2=&v3=&v4=english&_=RANDOM", Contrast this with the indicative verb of the sentence "Paul will eat an apple", in which the verb "will eat" states an unambiguous fact. The potential mood is a mood of probability indicating that, in the opinion of the speaker, the action or occurrence is considered likely. "noPingback": true, Some Uralic Samoyedic languages have more than ten moods; Nenets[4] has as many as sixteen. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971067', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [320, 50] }}, An imperative, in contrast, generally applies to the listener. It clearly shows that one action is dependent on another. Individual terminology varies from language to language, and the coverage of, for example, the "conditional" mood in one language may largely overlap with that of the "hypothetical" or "potential" mood in another. iasLog("criterion : cdo_pt = ex"); }); { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448836' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448837' }}, pbjsCfg.consentManagement = { { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346698' }}, The interrogative (or interrogatory) mood is used for asking questions. (The speaker thinks it's a fact.) A Pingelapese speaker would choose to use e when they have a high degree of certainty in what they are saying and ae when they are less certain. type: "html5", { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }}, params: { The main verb in the protasis (dependent clause) is usually in the subjunctive or in the indicative mood. Subjunctive Mood and 4. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971068', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot2' }}]}, Supposition [1][2]:p.181;[3] That is, it is the use of verbal inflections that allow speakers to express their attitude toward what they are saying (for example, a statement of fact, of desire, of command, etc.). "Would" can, however, correctly be used after "if" in sentences such as "If you would only tell me what is troubling you, I might be able to help" (that is, "if you were willing to tell me..."). Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195459', size: [320, 50] }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_mpuslot' }}, dfpSlots['houseslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/houseslot', [300, 250], 'ad_houseslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_houseslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').setCategoryExclusion('house').addService(googletag.pubads()); The verb is going helps us determine that. }); Another way of expressing the suggestion is "I suggest that Paul should eat an apple". { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195455', size: [320, 100] }}, },{ "She was studying all day long." Note that the latter distinction is not about the actual time at which something happens (or does not happen). dfpSlots['topslot_b'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/topslot', [[728, 90]], 'ad_topslot_b').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_b).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); Example: "Pat, do your homework now". Moreover, both (9a) and (9b) differ from all of (8) in not showing any 'clause-internal' departure from the prototypical manifestation of finiteness associated with main-clause indicatives. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot4_flex' }}, Example: "Paul is eating an apple" or "John eats apples". After all, most communication takes place in reports, emails, and instant messages. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, expires: 365 'min': 0, 'max': 36, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, var pbjs = pbjs || {}; Some also preserve an optative mood that describes events that are wished for or hoped for but not factual. (The speaker thinks it's a fact.) In English, it is formed by means of the auxiliaries may, can, ought, and must: "She may go.".