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An adjective denoting a mood expressing what one imagines, wishes or believes conceptually possible, but is not in fact ''so''. In grammar, the corresponding verbal mode. This uses ''were'' instead of ''was''. | An adjective denoting a mood expressing what one imagines, wishes or believes conceptually possible, but is not in fact ''so''. In grammar, the corresponding verbal mode. This uses ''were'' instead of ''was''. | ||
If I ''were'' to have been writing an article about [[subjunctive]]s, what would you say? If I ''were'' subject to the EMIR clearing obligation — it imagines | If I ''were'' to have been writing an article about [[subjunctive]]s, what would you say? If I ''were'' subject to the EMIR clearing obligation — it imagines a world that could exist, but in fact does not. | ||
===In everyday usage=== | ===In everyday usage=== |