Balkan Slavic (Vranishte). Modal complementizers in main and subordinate clauses: Present in main clauses and in subordinate clauses, 1
| Деца сакаје да јадет; нејћела да онесе: Сакам да дадете кошуља; Deca sakaje da jadet; nejćela da onese; Sakam da dadete košulja | ||||||||||
deca child(PL) | sakaje want(IPFV).PRS.3PL | da PTCL.SBJV | jadet eat(IPFV).PRS.3PL | ne-jće-l-a NEG-want(IPFV)-PTCP-F.SG | da PTCL.SBJV | o-nes-e PFV-bring(IPFV)-PRS.3SG | sakam want(IPFV).PRS.1SG | da PTCL.SBJV | dade-te give(PFV)-PRS.3PL | košulj-a shirt(F)-ACC.SG |
| [The] children want to eat. She didn't want to bring [it there]. I want you to give a shirt (Lit. I want that you give a shirt). | ||||||||||
Type: Naturalistic spoken
Source: Mladenović 2001: 408, 432, 493