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The interrogative mood ({{sc|int}}) is used for interrogative clauses, that is, questions. It is a widely used mood, and is also peculiar in that it encompasses many conditional uses. It does thus describe a hypothetical state of affairs, or an uncertain event, that is dependent on another set of circumstances, although mainly used for asking questions. | The interrogative mood ({{sc|int}}) is used for interrogative clauses, that is, questions. It is a widely used mood, and is also peculiar in that it encompasses many conditional uses. It does thus describe a hypothetical state of affairs, or an uncertain event, that is dependent on another set of circumstances, although mainly used for asking questions. | ||
===== | =====Deontic===== | ||
The deontic ({{sc|deo}}), or directive ({{sc|dir}}) mood, refers to a mood that indicates how the world ought to be, according to certain norms, expectations, speaker desire, et. c. A sentence containing the deontic modal generally indicates some action that would change the world so that it becomes closer to the standard or ideal. This includes commands, orders, wishes and promises. | |||
Similar in many ways to the [[w:imperative mood|imperative mood]] in [[w:English language|English]], the Attian deontic is by far more versatile. Whilst the English mood is rather restricted to commands, the deontic replaces many clauses otherwise expressed through [[w:modal verbs|modal verbs]]. It is generally divided into three parts: | |||
*'''Commissive''' (the speaker's commitment to do something, like a promise or threat): "I shall help you." | |||
*'''Directive''' (commands, requests, etc.): "Come!", "Let's go!", "You've got to taste this curry!" | |||
*'''Volitive''' (wishes, desires, etc.): "If only I were rich!" | |||
The diverse definition of the mood implicates that usage of it is less rude than when expressing commands and wished through the English imperative. | |||
===Active voice=== | ===Active voice=== | ||
In Attian, as well as in many nominative-accusative languages, the active voice is used in a clause whose [[w:Subject (grammar)|subject]] expresses the [[w:Agent (grammar)|agent]] of the main verb. That is, the subject does the action designated by the verb. This is the default voice of the language, but it is still far less commonly used than the English active. | In Attian, as well as in many nominative-accusative languages, the active voice is used in a clause whose [[w:Subject (grammar)|subject]] expresses the [[w:Agent (grammar)|agent]] of the main verb. That is, the subject does the action designated by the verb. This is the default voice of the language, but it is still far less commonly used than the English active. | ||