On the Nature of Futurum Praeteriti in Modern Bulgarian Cover Image

Към въпроса за същността на футурум претерити в съвременния български език
On the Nature of Futurum Praeteriti in Modern Bulgarian

Author(s): Irena Ruseva
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Morphology, Philology
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: conditional mood; futurum prаeteriti; Balkantype conditional; temporality; modality

Summary/Abstract: In Bulgarian linguistic literature, futurum praeteriti has traditionally been interpreted not only as a temporal but also as a modal verb form, capable of expressing a conditional meaning. The idea of a certain similarity between futurum praeteriti and the conditional mood has persisted to the present day, with various authors exploring the connection between the primarily temporal futurum praeteriti forms and conditional modal semantics. This study outlines the main perspectives on the functional-semantic characteristics of the futurum praeteriti in Bulgarian linguistics, along with the specifics of its formation. Furthermore, the article presents our own hypothesis regarding the place of futurum praeteriti forms within the Bulgarian verb paradigm and examines their relation to the conditional mood.

  • Issue Year: 72/2025
  • Issue No: Special
  • Page Range: 382-397
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bulgarian
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