subjunctive
sub.junc.tive \s*b-'j*n(k)-tiv\ aj [LL subjunctivus, fr. L subjunctus, pp. of subjungere to join] beneath, subordinate : of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of verb forms that represents a denoted act or state not as fact but as contingent or possible or viewed emotionally (as with doubt or desire) {the ~ mood} - subjunctive n