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'''Jussive subjunctive''' is essentially a command for a third person party. It is introduced with the word ''ʔašir'' functioning adverbially. For example, "let them write" is the translation of ''ʔašir yīktibū''.

'''Cohortative subjunctive''' is essentially a command for a first person party. Like the jussive, it is introduced with the word ''ʔašir'' functioning adverbially. For example, "let us write" is the translation of ''ʔašir nīktūb''.

In '''Indirect questions''' the verb is typically in the subjunctive, though it can be in the indicative if the speaker is sure of the action referred to in the indirect question. All interrogative pronouns can introduce an indirect question in the subjunctive. For example, "I do not know why they are writing" is the translation of ''lodabtī lūmū yīktibū''.

In '''Indirect commands or wishes''' the verb is always in the subjunctive and introduced by the subordinator ''ʔašir''. The main verb in these contexts deal with such topics as orders, commands, wishes, desires, and recommendations. It does not matter if the two clauses have the same or a different subject, the subordinate one will always be in the subjunctive. For example, consider these two sentences: