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Although the indicative is generally the main or only realis mood, certain other languages have additional forms which can be categorized as separate realis moods.
 
[[Classical Arabic]] and various other [[Semitic languages]] have two kindkinds of '''energetic moods,''' which express something which is strongly believed or which the speaker wishes to emphasize. Their exact meanings are dependent upon the prefix that is attached to them. For example, ''yaktubanna'' يَكتُبَنَّ is in the long energetic mood and has strong obligation meanings; it means "he certainly writes" and if it is preceded by "li", "liyaktubanna", it will have the meaning of "he must write." The short energetic expresses weak obligation, e.g., "yaktuban" which means "he almost writes"; if it is preceded by a prefix like "li", "liyaktuban", it means "he should write".
 
The '''declarative mood''' ([[list of glossing abbreviations|abbreviated]] {{sc|'''decl'''}}) indicates that a statement is true, without any qualifications being made. For many languages this is just an alternative name for the indicative mood, although sometimes distinctions between them are drawn.{{fact|date=January 2013}} It may contrast with [[inferential mood]].