Realis mood

The indicative ( from Latin modus indicativus " to testify, to display the correct mode " to Latin indicare "See, raise " ) is one of the three modes of the verb in German and Latin (the other two are the imperative and the subjunctive ). Indicative of being used for the representation of reality. "He is like the normal mode in all texts. " The Indicative represents an actual event. It exists as opposed to the other two modes in all human languages ​​and is the mode that is used in the German most.

Example of indicative:

  • He runs down the street.

Although seen grammatically the Indicative represents an actual event, the predicate does not correspond to reality. This is evident, for example, to forward-looking statements:

  • When I come back, I massage them.

Another meaning of the indicative, also called Jingle is the catchy signature tune a radio or TV station or for a specific program for this station. There are short sequences of notes or melodies that are broadcast vocal and / or instrumental and have a high degree of recognition.

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