felszólító mód

Hungarian

Etymology

felszólító (“imperative”) +‎ mód (“mood”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛlsoːliːtoːmoːd]

Noun

felszólító mód (plural felszólító módok)

1. (grammar) imperative mood

   Coordinate terms: kijelentő mód, feltételes mód, kötőmód

Usage notes

Although the term literally means “imperative mood”, it tends to be used in a broader sense especially in the description of Hungarian, referring to the full paradigm with first-person and third-person forms, which are often expressed with the subjunctive mood or by other means in several other languages, including a modal auxiliary (“should”, “shall”) or let's in English. Hence, this term can be viewed as a merger of the imperative and the subjunctive moods, excluding the conditional (a distinct verb paradigm in Hungarian). The subjunctive mood has no genuine equivalent in Hungarian grammar, as its functions are shared between this broader “imperative” and the conditional.

Declension

• For the noun, see mód.
• The adjective felszólító remains unchanged.