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The '''potential mood''' indicates that, in the opinion of the speaker, one has the ability or capability to do something. It should not be confused with the [[w:Subjunctive mood|subjunctive mood]], which may be used to express that something is likely or possible to occur. The potential always deals with ability. It may be formed from the ''t-stem'' of a verb, plus the thematic vowel ''-a-'' (as opposed to the [[w:Causative|causative voice]], which is formed with the ''t-stem'' plus the thematic vowel ''-i-''). Like the desiderative, there are three main paradigms by which the ''t-stem'' of a verb is formed; | |||
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