What does optativo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word optativo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use optativo in Spanish.

The word optativo in Spanish means optional, optative, optative. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word optativo

optional

adjetivo (que pende de opción)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El seguro de viaje es optativo.
Travel insurance is optional.

optative

adjetivo (que expresa deseo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En el griego clásico existía el modo optativo.
The optative mood existed in classical Greek.

optative

nombre masculino (lingüística: modo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el griego, el optativo modera el sentido del futuro.
In Greek, the optative moderates the future sense.

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