irrealis

See also: irreális

English

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ir‧real‧is

Adjective

irrealis (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Of a verb: inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is not a fact.
    Although the only irrealis mood in English is the subjunctive mood, some other languages include additional irrealis moods, including cohortative, jussive, speculative, and optative.

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