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===Voice=== | ===Voice=== | ||
====Subjunctive==== | ====Subjunctive==== | ||
The [[w:Subjunctive mood|subjunctive mood]] has numerous, but genreally speaking is used to express such nuances as 'would,' 'should,' or 'may.' It can be used to refer to information that the speaker is unsure about, such as hearsay, or for theoretical or hypotherical situations. It is often found in subordinate clauses, annd may be used for conditional statements (e.g. if..., when...). | |||
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|+caption | Subjuntive theme changes | |+caption | Subjuntive theme changes | ||
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| ''cōreç'' → '''''cōreat'''''<br>''cōrēlō'' → '''''cōreālō''''' | | ''cōreç'' → '''''cōreat'''''<br>''cōrēlō'' → '''''cōreālō''''' | ||
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The subjunctive is formed by shifting a verb's base theme vowel, as described by the table to the left. This shift happens after the stem, but may be either before or after the suffix, depending on whether or not there is a theme vowel before the suffix in the indicative. So the perfective of '''''aedet''''' ("they should love me") is '''''aedēvī''''' | |||
===Imperfective system=== | ===Imperfective system=== | ||