The basic values of the deontmod grammateme are represented in Table 5.11, "Values of the deontmod grammateme".
Table 5.11. Values of the deontmod grammateme
deb |
the event is understood as "necessary" |
hrt |
the event is understood as "obligatory (an obligation)" |
vol |
the event is understood as "wanted/intended" |
poss |
the event is understood as "possible" |
perm |
the event is understood as "permitted" |
fac |
the event is understood as "an ability (to do sth)" |
decl |
basic (unmarked) modality |
The grammateme is used to express the fact that the event is understood as necessary, possible, permitted etc. It is relevant for:
semantic verbs (sempos=v; see Section 6.4, "Semantic verbs").
The value of the grammateme follows from the used modal verb. Examples:
Musíme zaplatit fakturu včas. [deontmod=deb] (=We must/have to settle the invoice in time)
Chtěl na sebe upozornit. [deontmod=vol] (=He wanted to turn the attention to himself)
Petr ti měl podklady poslat už včera. [deontmod=hrt] (=Petr was supposed to send you the documents already yesterday)
Můžete odejít. [deontmod=poss] (=You can go)
Nesmíš kouřit. [deontmod=perm] (=You are not allowed to smoke)
Přišel na schůze včas. [deontmod=decl] (=He came to the meetings in time)
For more details, see Section 6.4.2, "Values of the deontic modality grammateme".