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VOICE
shows relationship of subject of a sentence and the action of the verb
2 VOICES
active and passive
active
VOICE; the subject (nominative) does the action of the verb
passive
VOICE; the subject (nominative) receives the action of the verb
MOOD
represent the manner (modus) in which the speaker conceives of the action (factual, hypothetical, etc.)
3 MOODS
indicative, imperative, subjunctive
indicative
the action is conceived as fact (from indicat - show, reveal, point out)
imperative
the action is conceived as a direct command (from imperat - command, order)
subjunctive
the action is conceived as wished, possible/potential, hypothetical (could, would, should) (from subiungit - join with, unite, connect)
PERSON
the subject of the verb
3 PERSONS
1st, 2nd, 3rd
1st PERSON singular
I (ego)
1st PERSON plural
we (nos)
2nd PERSON singular
you (tu)
2nd PERSON plural
you all (vos)
3rd PERSON singular
he, whe, it
