(Meadow Mari)

NoDepTense

NoDepTense: The tense of the dependent predicate does not depend on the tense of the main predicate; it appears in the same tense as it would in an independent clause (natural tense).

(1)šukənšon-at,pujtoməjpojanul-am.
manythink3PLas_ifIrichbe1SG
‘A lot of people think that I’m rich.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 429)

(2)šukənšon-at,pujtoməjpojanlij-ən-am.
manythink3PLas_ifIrichbePST21SG
‘A lot of people think I was rich.’ (E. V.)

(3)Valjaerlatol-ešmanən,kol-en-am.
Valyatomorrowcome3SGthathearPST21SG
‘I heard that Valya is coming tomorrow.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 429)

(4)tudomə-lan-emergə-žečerlan-enman-ən.
(s)heIDAT1SGboy3SGget_illPST2.3SGsayPST2.3SG
‘(S)he said to me that her/his son had got ill’ (Riese et al. 2022: 429)

In Meadow Mari the tense of the dependent predicate is its natural tense; it is not affected by the tense of the main predicate.

Author: Bogáta Timár


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