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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