Situational necessity (Udmurt)

SitNecAff & SitNecV

SitNecAff: Situational necessity is expressed through the use of verbal affixes.

SitNecV: Situational necessity is expressed through the use of verb constructions.

(1)köspispu-os-tyǯegatsky-tekkora-nykule.
drytreePLACCdelayCVB.NEGcutINFmust
‘Dead trees must be cut down without delay.’ (UdmCorp.)

(2)viśiśpispu-os-tykora-no (…)
sicktreePLACCcutPTCP.NEC
’Sick trees must be cut down (…)’ (UdmCorp.)

In Udmurt, situational necessity can be expressed either by combining the auxiliary kule with the infinitive (1), or using the necessitative participle -(o)no (2) (Keľmakov – Hännikäinen 2008).

Author: Laura Horváth


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