What is -met'-, -mut'- verbal suffix in Ukrainian? -Reply

[Lonhyn Jasinskyj]

>Another problem I can't seem to answer by ordinary research:  What do verbal
> forms suffixed by -met' or -mut' (in Ukrainian) mean?  For example:
>
>ponovliatymut'  buduvatymet'sia
>
>Thanks again for your patience,  --Loren (billings at mailer.fsu.edu)
>

Loren,

In Ukrainian this is an alternate way to form the future of
imperfect(ive ?)  (nedokonanyj vyd) verbs. This is formed by taking
the infinitive and adding the last part of the personal forms of the
ancient (no longer used as a word on its own) verb 'jaty' (which
declines as follows: ymu [1st, sing], ymesh [2nd sing], etc.)  thus
the endings become:

       sing              plural
1st    -mu                -memo (more rarely -mem)
2nd    -mesh              -mete
3rd    -me                -myt'


I was led to believe that the use of this form of the future is on the
rise in Ukraine. I have no data whatsoever to support such a claim, however.

Hope this helps,
Lonhyn