Potentive Mood
The preceding prefixes all fall into what is called the Indicative mood. In other words, the verbs stated factual information and the speaker did not have any attitudes regarding the event.
The potentive mood of verbs, on the other hand, denotes the following regarding the speaker's attitude regarding the event:
- Unintentional - The actor had no intent in committing the action.
- Possible - The actor had intent and was able.
- Circumstantial - The actor was influence by the circumstances at the time.
- Involuntary - The actor had no control over what happened.
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Famous quotes containing the word mood:
“Depression moods lead, almost invariably, to accidents. But, when they occur, our mood changes again, since the accident shows we can draw the world in our wake, and that we still retain some degree of power even when our spirits are low. A series of accidents creates a positively light-hearted state, out of consideration for this strange power.”
—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)