Poll: Which of the following means 'expressing a wish'?

Which of the following means 'expressing a wish'?

Optative
Subjunctive
Transitive

Votes: 275
Comments: 4
Added: November 2003

 

Comments:

italianbro - 4th November 2003 15:25
well in the Italian language one of the use of subjunctive is for 'expressing a wish' especially if used after certain tipe of verbs, such as hope, desire... and used it with the second person.
 
Willbut - 4th November 2003 23:23
The optative is a subsection of the subjunctive for wishes.
 
RonBee - 5th November 2003 20:06
I think you're right, Willbut. "Optative" it is. ;-)
 
Lynque - 27th March 2007 21:51
Well, sufficient unto the day the learning therein!
 
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