Postpositional government in a story “Nezer” by Vas. Patrash (devoted to the 110th anniversary of the birth)

Introduction. The article considers functional-semantic characteristics of postpositions that create different defning relations with different meanings between components. The semantics of relational words make it possible to distinguish subgroups within groups, made according to the meaning of the semantic nuances between the components, since some postpositions in combination with the previous word transmit, for example, purely spatial meanings, others of spatial and temporal, etc. The theoretical basis of the work was the works of Finno-Ugrian researchers, including Yu. V. Anduganov. The practical signifcance lies in the defnition of word combinations with dependent relational words. The object of the study is postmortem management with different attributive relations. The aim of the work is to analyze post-mortem management with various relationships. Materials and methods. The research methodology combines methods of continuous sampling and linguistic description. The material of the study was 39 postpositions in various relations with different meanings, which are used in a short story by Vas. Patrash “Nezer”. Results of the study and their discussion. In the Mari language, there is a large class of word combinations with dependent relational components, consisting of a name and a postposition. The most common are postpositions that form post-control in the dependent part of the noun with a postpositive expressing a defnitive relationship with a purely spatial or temporal meaning. It identifed post-mortem management, formed with 12 postpositions; a defnitive relationship with a purely spatial or temporal meaning, with a spatial meaning, a temporal meaning, etc., with 3-6 postpositions. Conclusion. Having considered the word combinations with relational words, we can state that a short story by Vas. Patrash “Nezer” uses 39 postpositions in various ways with different meanings.