Subjunctive Mood

صیغۂ تمنائی

About this concept

Expresses wishes, possibilities, suggestions, and obligation. Formed with verb stem + subjunctive endings (وں/ے/ے/یں/و/یں). Used after چاہیے (should), شاید (perhaps), and in purpose clauses.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level B1.

Examples

آپ کو جانا چاہیے۔You should go. (obligation)

شاید وہ آئے۔Perhaps he/she will come.

میں چاہتا ہوں کہ وہ آئے۔I want him/her to come.

تاکہ ہم سیکھیں۔So that we learn. (purpose clause)

Prerequisite

Present Habitual TenseA1

Concepts that build on this

Conditional SentencesB1 چاہیے - Should/Ought ToB1

More B1 concepts

Future Tenseمستقبل Imperative Formsصیغۂ امر Compound Verbs (Vector Verbs)مرکب فعل Conditional Sentencesشرطیہ جملے Comparatives and Superlativesتفضیلی اور افضل

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