Meadow Mari Verbs
Conjugation classes
Verbs are a class of words that are to express actions,
processes and conditions. Meadow Mari only has two conjugations, which are impossible to guess based on the infinitive form of the verb.
Most infinitives in Meadow Mari end in -аш, which is the infinitive stem and which is removed in
order to form the different tenses of verbs.
A list of verbs that do not end in -аш:
Tempus
The indicative in Meadow Mari has 3 tempus forms:
In addition, there are 4 compound forms:
Modus
Meadow Mari verbs have 3 moods:
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the indicative (e.g. лудам)
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the imperative (e.g. луд!)
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the desiderative (e.g. луднем)
The negative verb
Meadow Mari, as does the majority of Finno-Ugric languages, has a negative verb. Unlike the other
languages, though, it is not the same throughout.
Other verb-related forms in Meadow Mari
For information on the different forms that verbs can take in Meadow Mari, please use the links below:
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