Indicative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact

relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪndˈɪkətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪndˈɪkətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪndˈɪkətˌɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪndˈɪkətˌɪv/.

Examples

indicative mood
actions indicative of fear

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

declarative mood revelatory suggestive significative indicatory common mood declarative fact mood indicative mood

Parts of Speech

noun	a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
adjective	relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements “indicative mood”
adjective	(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly “actions indicative of fear”

Word Forms

declarative	adjective	relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
declarative	noun	a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
indicate	verb	be a signal for or a symptom of
suggest	verb	imply as a possibility

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bezeichnend

eine Stimmung (grammatikalisch nicht gekennzeichnet), die die Handlung oder den Zustand als objektive Tatsache darstellt

🇫🇷French

indicatif

une humeur (non marquée grammaticalement) qui représente l'acte ou l'état comme un fait objectif

🇪🇸Spanish

indicativo

un modo (gramaticalmente sin marcar) que representa el acto o estado como un hecho objetivo

🇮🇹Italian

indicativo

uno stato d'animo (grammaticamente non contrassegnato) che rappresenta l'atto o lo stato come un fatto oggettivo

🇳🇱Dutch

indicatief

een stemming (grammaticaal ongemarkeerd) die de handeling of toestand als een objectief feit vertegenwoordigt

🇵🇹Portuguese

indicativo

um humor (gramaticalmente não marcado) que representa o ato ou estado como um fato objetivo

🇷🇺Russian

ориентировочный

наклонение (грамматически немаркированное), которое представляет действие или состояние как объективный факт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूचक

एक मनोदशा (व्याकरणिक रूप से अचिह्नित) जो किसी वस्तुनिष्ठ तथ्य के रूप में कार्य या स्थिति का प्रतिनिधित्व करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্দেশক

একটি মেজাজ (ব্যাকরণগতভাবে অচিহ্নিত) যা কার্য বা রাষ্ট্রকে একটি বস্তুনিষ্ঠ সত্য হিসাবে উপস্থাপন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

குறிக்கும்

ஒரு மனநிலை (இலக்கண ரீதியாக குறிக்கப்படாதது) ஒரு புறநிலை உண்மையாக செயல் அல்லது நிலையை பிரதிபலிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సూచిక

ఆబ్జెక్టివ్ వాస్తవంగా చర్య లేదా స్థితిని సూచించే మానసిక స్థితి (వ్యాకరణపరంగా గుర్తించబడలేదు).

🇮🇳Marathi

सूचक

मूड (व्याकरणदृष्ट्या अचिन्हांकित) जो वस्तुनिष्ठ वस्तुस्थिती म्हणून कृती किंवा स्थितीचे प्रतिनिधित्व करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૂચક

એક મૂડ (વ્યાકરણની રીતે અચિહ્નિત) જે કાર્ય અથવા રાજ્યને ઉદ્દેશ્ય હકીકત તરીકે રજૂ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಚಕ

ಆಕ್ಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ವಸ್ತುನಿಷ್ಠ ಸತ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸುವ ಮನಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ವ್ಯಾಕರಣದ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂചകമായ

ഒരു വസ്തുനിഷ്ഠ വസ്തുതയായി പ്രവൃത്തിയെയോ അവസ്ഥയെയോ പ്രതിനിധീകരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മാനസികാവസ്ഥ (വ്യാകരണപരമായി അടയാളപ്പെടുത്താത്തത്).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਕੇਤਕ

ਇੱਕ ਮੂਡ (ਵਿਆਕਰਨਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਣ-ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਿਤ) ਜੋ ਕਾਰਜ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਤੱਥ ਵਜੋਂ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اشارے

ایک موڈ (گرائمری طور پر غیر نشان زد) جو ایکٹ یا ریاست کو ایک معروضی حقیقت کے طور پر پیش کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

指示性的

将行为或状态表示为客观事实的情绪（语法上未标记）

🇯🇵Japanese

示唆的な

行為または状態を客観的事実として表すムード（文法的にマークされていない）

🇰🇷Korean

지시적

행위나 상태를 객관적인 사실로 나타내는 기분(문법적으로 표시되지 않음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biểu thị

một tâm trạng (không được đánh dấu về mặt ngữ pháp) thể hiện hành động hoặc trạng thái như một thực tế khách quan

🇹🇭Thai

บ่งชี้

อารมณ์ (ไม่มีเครื่องหมายไวยากรณ์) ที่แสดงถึงการกระทำหรือสถานะที่เป็นข้อเท็จจริงตามวัตถุประสงค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

indikatif

suasana hati (tanpa tanda tata bahasa) yang mewakili tindakan atau keadaan sebagai fakta objektif

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpapakilala

isang mood (grammatically unmarked) na kumakatawan sa kilos o estado bilang isang layunin na katotohanan

🇲🇾Malay

indikatif

mood (tidak bertanda secara tatabahasa) yang mewakili perbuatan atau keadaan sebagai fakta objektif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إرشادية

مزاج (غير محدد نحويًا) يمثل الفعل أو الحالة كحقيقة موضوعية

🇮🇷Persian

نشان دهنده

حالتی (از نظر دستوری بدون علامت) که عمل یا حالت را به عنوان یک واقعیت عینی نشان می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

gösterge niteliğinde

eylemi veya durumu nesnel bir gerçek olarak temsil eden bir ruh hali (gramer olarak işaretlenmemiş)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְעִיד עַל

מצב רוח (לא מסומן מבחינה דקדוקית) המייצג את המעשה או המדינה כעובדה אובייקטיבית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'indicative'?

The primary meaning of 'indicative' is 'a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'indicative' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'indicative' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'indicative' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'indicative' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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