Definition
Hypothetical mood is an epistemic mood that signals that the speaker evaluates a proposition as counterfactual, but otherwise possible.
Examples
(Lakhota)
The word tkha signals hypothetical mood, as in the following construction (diacritical markings are not reproduced here):
- lehayela ma -t?a tkha
- now lps-die HYPOTHETICAL
- ‘I could have/ almost died.’