Entertainment / Literature / Volitive: A verb form that expresses a wish, command, or the speaker's will. In many languages, an identical verb form is used for both the intentive (which expresses intention) and the volitive.In English verbs, the future tense is often used as a volitive future. For example, English uses the same verb form (will) to express both the future tense (It will rain tomorrow') and a future volitive or intentive (By heaven, I will finish the assignment tomorrow'). In the first example, the rain itself has no volition, so the sentence merely expresses a future event. In the second example, the speaker is actually expressing his desired course of action, not necessarily making a prediction. This ambiguity can lead to translation problems when English speakers look at writings in other languages. For instance, David P. Smith notes in 1 Corinthians 14:15, the Greek translation is 'I will pray' and 'I will sing.' In Greek, the verbs express or emphasize a desire to do these activities in the future as opposed to an indication of future reality. In English, the distinction is not necessarily clear.
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