On the Macedonian Perfect(s) in the Balkan Context

Abstract

Summary The article provides a comparative analysis of three different forms of perfect in the western Macedonian dialects which are further compared with analogous forms in the Albanian and the Aromanian languages. It is found out that each of the perfect forms has its own range of use: the perfect of sum došol type performs the majority of modal functions (admirative, renarrative, optative); the perfects of imam dojdeno and sum dojden types are used primarily in the resultative and experiential contexts.