Mood

Mood is one of a set of distinctive verb forms that are used to signal modality.

Natural language

In the UNLarium, the values for mood are the following:

Infinitive, gerund and participle

Infinitive, gerund, gerundive and participle are to be represented as verb forms.

Examples

• English
  • Indicative: He is a king.
  • Imperative: Be a king.
  • Subjunctive: If he were a king...

UNL

Mood is to be represented in UNL by its corresponding semantic value (i.e.,as modality).