indicative

• يدل على شيء أو يشير إليه؛ وفي النحو: صيغة الفعل التي تُقرِّر الوقائع أو تطرح الأسئلة.

Serving as a sign or indication; denoting the grammatical mood that states facts or asks questions.

1. Grammar moodB2formal

   Relating to the grammatical mood of a verb that is used for stating facts, opinions, or asking questions, as opposed to commands or hypotheticals.

   المزاج الإخباري

   • The verb in this sentence is in the indicative mood.
   • In English, most declarative statements use the indicative.
   • When stating a fact, use the indicative rather than the subjunctive.

   المرادفاتdeclarativefactual

   الأضدادconditionalimperativesubjunctive

2. Serving as a signB2formal

   Pointing out or revealing something clearly; providing a sign or evidence of a particular condition or situation.

   دالّ

   • Her flushed cheeks were indicative of fever.
   • The decreasing sales figures are indicative of a larger economic problem.
   • His hesitation was indicative of doubt.
   • Frequent errors are often indicative of a lack of practice.

   المرادفاتdenotativedesignativediagnosticevidentialindicatorysignificativesuggestivesymptomatic

   الأضدادconcealingmaskingmisleading

• صيغة الفعل التي تعبّر عن حدث أو حالة كواقع موضوعي أو إخبار مؤكد، لا كأمر أو شرط أو احتمال. وتُقابل في العربية صيغة الماضي والمضارع والمستقبل في الاستعمال الإخباري.

A grammatical mood (typically unmarked in form) that represents an action or state as an objective fact, rather than as a possibility, command, or condition.

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1. Grammatical moodB2formal

   The mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact, used for statements, questions, or assertions.

   المزاج الإخباري

   • In English, the indicative is used to state facts: 'She walks to school.'
   • The verb 'is' in 'The sky is blue' is in the indicative mood.
   • Most sentences in everyday speech are in the indicative.
   • Linguists distinguish between indicative and subjunctive moods.

   المرادفاتdeclarative