Re: past tense imperative

René Uittenbogaard wrote:

>>Thinking again, I'd probably include an imperative in some irrealis mood
>>in past perfect in a conlang.
> Is that possible? The imperative is a mood by itself, right? Can the
> imperative be used together with another mood?
In Shaquelingua, it's already possible. Imagine, you here noise behind the
door, a Shaquean would call:

be kyó lóvi va diko juça !
[be: kwO 4Ovi va: diko juCa]

be      kyó      lóvi   va      diko         juça
QLT:FLX EQUATIVE in:DYN DEF:INI COND:IMP.FUT person
= **Let this person move in, if (unexpressed).

= If there's somebody, come in!
(or)
= Enter whoever you are!

I would call it a conditional imperative. And just after reading this thread
it came to mind that I could also extend the system.

diko'rja ! [diko:'xja]
Conditional + Imperative
= Do (it) if (unexpressed)!

sjiko'rja ! [sjiko:'xja]
Potential + Imperative
= Do (it) if you can!

çriko'rja ! [Cxiko:'xja]
Volutive + Imperative
= Do (it) if you want to!

tsiko'rja ! [tsiko:'xja]
Obligative + Imperative
= Do (it) if you have to!

jiko'rja ! [jiko:'xja]
Implicative + Imperative
= Then/So do (it)!

(The Implicative mode is the consequence of the Conditional or the implicite
consequence of the context.)

That's a perfect case of ANADEWism!  ;-)

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