Desiderative mood

In Sanskrit, the desiderative is formed through the suffixing of /sa/ and the prefixing of a reduplicative syllable, consisting of the first consonant of the root (sometimes modified) and a vowel, usually /i/ but /u/ if the root has an /u/ in it. Changes to the root vowel sometimes happen, as well. The acute accent, which indicates high pitch in Vedic, is usually placed at the first vowel. For example: ==Meadow Mari==

In Meadow Mari, the desiderative mood is marked by the suffix -не -ne. Positive present Negative present ==Japanese==

In Japanese, the desiderative takes two main forms: () and (). Both forms conjugate for tense and positivity, but in different ways: with the ending, the verb becomes an , or a conjugable adjective, while the ending ( suffix) creates a godan/yodan verb. Though there are other, compound forms to demonstrate wanting, these two alone are demonstrated because they are inflections of the main verb. These two forms are plain/informal in nature, and can be elevated to the normal-polite and other levels through normal methods. is an absolute statement of desire, whereas indicates the appearance of desire. Generally, one does not say things such as 'Tarō wants to eat' because one cannot read Tarō's thoughts; instead, one says 'it appears that Tarō wants to eat.' Godan Verbs ===Ichidan Verbs=== ==Proto-Indo-European==

Proto-Indo-European likely had a desiderative. In some daughter languages like Albanian, Greek, Indo-Iranian, Balto-Slavic and possibly Celtic, it acquired the meaning of a future tense. ==References==