optative

ˈɑːptətɪv

Definition

Definition of optative - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

grammar

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verbal form that expresses wishes, hopes, or desires

TECH.

The verb 'wish' can be seen as an optative.

subjunctive

wishful

Adjective

linguistics

TECH.

expressing wishes or hopes in a verb form

TECH.

The optative form is common in Ancient Greek.

conditional

subjunctive

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optative mood

grammatical mood expressing wishes or hopes

In Greek, the optative mood expresses wishes.

Origin of optative

Latin, optativus (wishing)

Examples of optative in a sentence

The optative mood is rare in modern English.
The optative mood expresses wishes or hopes.
In Sanskrit, the optative is used for polite requests.

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French:optatif, ...
German:Optativ, optativ, ...
Italian:modo ottativo, ...
Spanish:optativo, del modo optativo, ...
Portuguese:optativo, ...
Chinese:祈愿语气, 祈愿的, ...
Japanese:願望法, 願望法の, ...
Arabic:صِيغَة التَّمَنِّي, رَغْبِيّ, ...
Hebrew:אוֹפְּטָטִיבִי, שֶׁל מוֹדָלִיּוּת אוֹפְּטָטִיבִית, ...
Russian:оптатив, оптативный, ...
Ukrainian:оптатив, оптативний, ...
Hindi:इच्छासूचक, कामनासूचक, ...
Bengali:ইচ্ছামূলক, অপটেটিভ, ...
Catalan:optatiu, del mode optatiu, ...
Czech:optativ, optativní, ...
Danish:optativ, ønskemåde, ...
Dutch:optatief, ...
Greek:ευκτική, ευκτικός, ...
Hungarian:optatívusz, óhajtó, ...
Khmer:ទម្រង់កិរិយាបង្ហាញបំណង, សម្ដែងបំណង ឬក្តីសង្ឃឹមក្នុងទម្រង់កិរិយាសព្ទ, ...
Korean:희망법, 희망법의, ...
Persian:تمنایی, التزامی, ...
Polish:optatyw, optatywny, ...
Portuguese (BR):optativo, ...
Romanian:optativ, ...
Swedish:optativ, ...
Thai:คำอุปนัย, มุ่งหมาย, ...
Turkish:dilek kipi, ...
Vietnamese:động từ cầu mong, cầu chúc, ...

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