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[edit] Indefinite voice [1]
The Indefinite voice describes an action without giving any information about it's agent. Hence an indefinite imperative like jute̮лtagō could be translated approximately as: "Somebody should say!". The person or persons, whom we want to say something, is indefinite. We don't care too much, who exactly would do it. It is important for us, that it would be said and no more.
- Dialectal alternatives of the negation verb elko'on were described in the lesson about negative imperative e.g. elkō e̮лtagō vs. älkō e̮лtagō ('Let (anyone) be (like that)!').
- The first t was geminated after a short vowel e.g. ve̮te̮ttagō ('Let (it) be taken!') vs. jute̮лtagō ('Let (it) be said!').
- The vowel a alternates with ä in according to vowel harmony rules e.g. levvettägō ('Let (it) be found!').
- In front of any indefinite voice marker the stem-vowel
- a alternates with e̮
- and ä alternates with e
- E.g. levvettägō ( vs. levvä - the 2. person's singular imperative), ve̮te̮ttagō ( vs. ve̮ta - the 2. person's singular imperative).
- Verbal stem is always in the weak gradate in front of any indefinite voice marker e.g. ve̮te̮ttagō ('Let (it) be taken!') vs. ve̮ttagō ('Let him take!').
[edit] Other Finnic dialects [2]
[edit] References
- ↑ Ariste, Paul Vadja keele grammatika. Tartu, 1948. p. 83, 90
- ↑ Laanest, Arvo: Sissejuhatus läänemeresoome keeltesse, Tallinn 1975. p.163-181
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