Bavarian Language - Grammar

Grammar

  • Bavarian features case inflection in the article only. Nouns are not inflected for case, with very few exceptions given.
  • The simple past tense is very rare in Bavarian, and has been retained with only a very few verbs, including 'to be' and 'to want'. In general, the perfect is used to express past time.
  • Moreover, Bavarian features verbal inflection for several moods, such as indicative, subjunctive, and imperative. See the table below for inflection of the Bavarian verb måcha, 'make; do':
måcha indicative imperative subjunctive inverse subjunctive
1. Sg i måch — i måchad måchadi
2. Sg (informal) du måchst måch! du måchast måchast
3. Sg er måcht er måch! er måchad måchada
1. Pl mia måchan* måchma! mia måchadn måchadma
2. Pl eß måchts måchts! eß måchats måchats
3. Pl se måchan(t) — se måchadn måchadns
2. Sg (formal) Si måchan måchan’S! Si måchadn måchadn’S

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