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Old August 22, 2012, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by BenCondor View Post
Quizás es un poco tecnico, pero ¿hay una relación entre 'subjuntivo' y 'subjetivo'? Es a decir: cuando se usa el subjuntivo hay un elemento de subjetividad. ¿Es coincidencia, o tienen las dos palabras un raiz en comun?
In a word, no. Subjunctive is from Latin subjungere, and subjective is from Latin subjectivus. The Latin for subjunctive is an attempt to translate from the Greek upotaktike egklisis, one of the recognized moods. Subjectivus is from a completely different root. The preposition sub makes them look similar, though.
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