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==== Mood ==== | ==== Mood ==== | ||
There are three moods in Balearic Hebrew. These are the indicative, the subjunctive, and the imperative. The indicative mood is the only mood with two tenses, as the subjunctive does not inflect for tense. The imperative is only | There are three moods in Balearic Hebrew. These are the indicative, the subjunctive, and the imperative. The indicative mood is the only mood with two tenses, as the subjunctive does not inflect for tense. The imperative is only used for commands in the second person, and unlike the other moods, has no gender distinction in its conjugation. | ||
The subjunctive is used in ''that''-clauses, and generally as a conditional or precative. It is a descendant of the Biblical prefixing conjugation, which previously conveyed only aspect. | The subjunctive is used in ''that''-clauses, and generally as a conditional or precative. It is a descendant of the Biblical prefixing conjugation, which previously conveyed only aspect. |
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