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| He '''must'nt not''' leave.
| He '''must'nt not''' leave.
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! rowspan=2 |  
! rowspan=2 | Possible Irrealis
| rowspan=4 | Subjunctive
| rowspan=4 | Subjunctive
| rowspan=2 | Positive
| rowspan=2 | Positive
| Positive
| Positive
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| '''COULD'''(x)
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| The state of things is possible and might be the case
| He '''could''' be there
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| Negative
| Negative
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| '''COULD'''(¬x)
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| The state of things is possible and might not be the case
| He '''could''' be '''not''' there
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! rowspan=2 |  
! rowspan=2 | Counter-factual
| rowspan=2 | Negative
| rowspan=2 | Negative
| Positive
| Positive
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| ¬'''COULD'''(x)
| The state of things shouldn't be as it is but might be the case anyway
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| Negative
| Negative
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| ¬'''COULD'''(¬x)
| The state of things shouldn't be as it is and might be not the case aswell.
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