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Mood can be expressed by the use of one of three auxiliary verbs or through the use of serial verb constructions. Otherwise, it defaults to either indicative or imperative.

:This auxiliary is used to describe events that are desired to happen or have happened. In non-future constructions it expresses the subjunctive mood, while in future constructions it expresses the volitive mood.

:This auxiliary expresses orders, requests and obligations. In positive constructions in past tense it expresses expectations, while in non-past tenses it expresses obligations, requests and orders. In negative constructions it can be used to express prohibitions in the future tense. If used in with a first person subject it can also be used to express promises.

:This auxiliary is used to express what may have been or be. It is the core for most conditional constructions in Muna.