(Meadow Mari)

ImpSpecSgSpecPl

ImpSpecSgSpecPl: Second-person singular and plural each have a specific imperative form.

(1)kində-mkočk-at.
breadACCeat2SG
’You eat bread.’ (A. S.)

(2)kində-mkoč!
breadACCeat.IMP.2SG
’Eat bread!’ (A. S.)

(3)kində-mkočkə-da.
breadACCeat2PL
’You eat bread.’ (A. S.)

(4)kində-mkoč-sa!
breadACCeatIMP.2PL
’Eat bread!’ (A. S.)

In Meadow Mari affirmative imperative mood is expressed by the connegative stem of the verb in second person singular. In second person plural the suffix -za/-sa is added to it (Riese et al. 2022: 233─234). In certain dialects (such as the Volga dialect) the marker of the second person plural imperative form coincides with the second person plural indicative mood marker (Lavrentyev 1966: 309).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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