different between indicative vs declarative

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation, grammar): ind.

Etymology

From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indic?t?vus.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?d?k.?.t?v/

Adjective

indicative (comparative more indicative, superlative most indicative)

1. serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something

   He had pains indicative of a heart attack.

2. (grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood

Translations

Noun

indicative (countable and uncountable, plural indicatives)

1. (grammar, uncountable) The indicative mood.
2. (grammar, countable) A term in the indicative mood.

Translations

Further reading

• indicative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Adjective

indicative

1. feminine singular of indicatif

Italian

Adjective

indicative

1. feminine plural of indicativo

Anagrams

• indicatevi

Latin

Adjective

indic?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of indic?t?vus

English

Etymology

From Middle French déclaratif

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??klæ??t?v/

Adjective

declarative (not comparable)

1. (grammar, of a verb, sentence, or mood) Expressing truth.
2. (programming) That declares a construct.

Usage notes

In some linguistic models, indicative and declarative are synonyms. In others, the declarative mood and interrogative mood are distinct types of indicative mood.

Translations

Noun

declarative (plural declaratives)

1. Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)