5.9. The verbmod grammateme (verbal modality)

The basic values of the verbmod grammateme are represented in Table 5.10, "Values of the verbmod grammateme".

Table 5.10. Values of the verbmod grammateme

ind

indicative

imp

imperative

cdn

conditional

The verbmod grammateme is a tectogrammatical correlate of the morphological category of (verbal) mood. It is relevant for:

The values of the grammateme usually correspond to the value of the morphological category of mood. Example:

Přišli včas? [verbmod=ind] (=Did they come in time?)

Přijďte na schůzi včas! [verbmod=imp] (=Come to the meeting in time!)

My bychom přišli určitě včas. [verbmod=cdn] (=We would definitely come in time)

For more details, see Section 6.4.1, "Values of the verbal modality grammateme".