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Old January 29, 2022, 11:39 AM
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Why subjunctive?

I would like to know why the subjunctive is used in this sentence.

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Old January 29, 2022, 12:28 PM
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More context may be needed to give a complete answer, but this sounds like an opening clause, one that describes a speaker's perception of an impossibility. It's like a 'no matter what' or 'no matter how much' clause. Because it's an impossibility in the speaker's mind, the subjunctive is used.

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