Editing Subjunctive mood (section)

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{{Main|Subjunctive in Dutch}}
[[Dutch language|Dutch]] has the same subjunctive tenses as German (described above), though they are rare in contemporary speech. The same two tenses as in German are sometimes considered a subjunctive mood ({{lang|nl|aanvoegende wijs}}) and sometimes [[conditional mood]] ({{lang|nl|voorwaardelijke wijs}}). In practice, potential subjunctive uses of verbs are difficult to differentiate from indicative uses. This is partly because the subjunctive mood has fallen together with the indicative mood:

* The plural of the subjunctive (both present and past) is always identical to the plural of the indicative. There are a few exceptions where the usage is clearly subjunctive, like: {{lang|nl|Mogen zij in vrede rusten}} (May they rest in peace); compare to singular: {{lang|nl|Moge hij/zij in vrede rusten}} (May he/she rest in peace).
* In the present tense, the singular form of the subjunctive differs from the indicative, having an extra ''-e''. E.g., the subjunctive {{lang|nl|God '''zegene''' je, mijn kind}} (May God bless you, my child) differs from the indicative {{lang|nl|God '''zegent''' je, mijn kind}} (God blesses you, my child.)
* In the past tense, the singular form of the subjunctive of weak verbs (the vast majority of verbs) does not differ from the indicative at all, so that for those verbs there is no difference between indicative and subjunctive whatsoever in the past tense. Only for strong verbs, the [[preterite-present verb]]s and some irregular weak verbs does the past subjunctive differ from the past indicative, and only in the singular form. E.g., the subjunctive {{lang|nl|hadde}}, {{lang|nl|ware}} and {{lang|nl|mochte}} differ from the indicative "had", "was" and {{lang|nl|mocht}} ("had", "was" and "could").

Archaic and traditional phrases still contain the subjunctive mood:
* {{lang|nl|Men neme ...}} ("Take ..." - literally "one take  ..." - as found in recipes)
* {{lang|nl|Uw naam worde geheiligd}} ("Thy name be hallowed" - from the [[Lord's Prayer]])
* {{lang|nl|Geheiligd zij Uw naam}} ("Hallowed be thy name" - from the Lord's Prayer, as used in Belgium until 2016)
* {{lang|nl|Zo waarlijk helpe mij God almachtig}} ("So truly help me God almighty" - when swearing an oath)
* {{lang|nl|Godverdomme}} (now a common Dutch curse; originally a request to God to curse something)
* {{lang|nl|God zij dank}} ("Thanks be to God")
* {{lang|nl|Dankzij ...}} ("Thanks to ..." - literally "Thank be ...")
* {{lang|nl|Leve de koning}} ("Long live the king")