pluralpresent

Pluralpresent is a proposed morphosyntactic category describing a present-tense verb form that encodes the plurality of the subject. The term combines plural and present to indicate that the marking specifically concerns subject number within the present tense. It is chiefly discussed in typological and constructed-language literature, rather than established in the descriptive grammars of widely attested natural languages.

In languages that employ pluralpresent, verbs carry an affix, clitic, or internal modification that signals plural agreement with the subject. The feature can appear with various persons and may interact with mood or aspect. Analyses treat pluralpresent either as a kind of subject-verb concord localized on the predicate or as a head-marking device carried by the verb. In many accounts, it remains distinct from, but compatible with, other present-tense or aspectual markers.

Typologically, pluralpresent is described as part of a broader system of agreement, differing from singularpresent or non-concord present forms. Some languages mark plural present for all persons; others restrict it to third person or certain discourse contexts. It may co-occur with inclusive/exclusive distinctions or with politeness levels in some conlangs or theoretical schemata.

Example (constructed language): a verb root run, "dûn." Singular present: dûn-a meaning "he runs." Plural present: dûn-ai meaning "they run." Similarly, root see, "vid." Vid-a = "he sees"; vid-ai = "they see." These illustrate how pluralpresent might surface as a distinct present-tense form.

The term is not universally adopted in mainstream linguistics and remains chiefly used in discussions of language design, typology, or artificial languages. It serves to describe a clear functional niche: present tense with plural subject agreement.