mechtn

Bavarian

Etymology

Originally the subjunctive, möhte, of Middle High German megen (whence modern megn); with defective conjugation. From Old High German mugan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈme̞xd̥n̩/

Verb

mechtn

(transitive) to want something
Mechst an Åpfe? ― Do you want an apple?

Na, i mecht a Bier. ― No, I want a beer.
(auxiliary, with infinitive) to want to (do something)
I mecht eam ned frågn. ― I don't want to ask him.

I mecht spuin. ― I want to play.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mechtn

infinitive	mechtn
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	mecht	-	-
2nd person sing.	mechst	-	-
3rd person sing.	mecht	-	-
1st person plur.	mechtn	-	-
2nd person plur.	mechts	-	-
3rd person plur.	mechtn	-	-

imperative sing.	-
imperative plur.	-

past participle	-

Synonyms

megn
woin

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