I would have called it "mood"/"mode" Like the subjunctive mood. I imagine not super helpful for English speakers where we have exactly one verb that takes a c

I would have called it "mood"/"mode" Like the subjunctive mood. I imagine not super helpful for English speakers where we have exactly one verb that takes a change on subjunctive mood. In most languages with it, entering the subjunctive mood requires a prefixing context/preposition which is analogous to function coloring system/async keyword