Mood
Modal distinctions in subordinate clauses are expressed not through verb endings, but through the choice of complementizer - че (che) or да (da) (which might both be translated with the relative pronoun "that"). The verbs remain unchanged. Thus:
- Indicative - че -
- e.g. знам, че си тук - znam, che si tuk - I know that you are here;
- Subjunctive - да -
- e.g. настоявам да си тук - nastoyavam da si tuk - I insist that you be here.
The imperative has its own conjugation - usually by adding -и or -ай (-i or -ay) to the root of the verb:
- e.g. sit - сядам → сядай (syadam → syaday – imperfective), or седна → седни (sedna → sedni – perfective).
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