3. MORPHOLOGY
- tuma Kanaa Ka rho/ rhI hao.
tum kha:na: kha: rahe/rahi: ho.
you-non.hon pl food eat-prog-mpl/-fpl be
You are eating food. - Aap/ vao caaya pI rho hOM.
a:p/ve ca:y pi: rahe h ́~.
you/they tea drink-prog are
You /they are drinking tea.
Past-progressive
- maOM gaa rha qaa/ rhI qaI.
m ́~ ga: raha: tha:/ rahi: thi:.
I sing-prog was-ms/sing-prog was-fs
I was singing. - tU saoba Ka rha qaa/ rhI qaI.
tu: seb kha: raha: tha:/ rahi: thi:.
you-fam. apple eat-prog-ms was/ -prog-fs was
You were eating an apple. - tuma iktaba pZ, rho qao / rhI qaI.
tum kita:b parh rahe/rahi: ho.
you book read-prog-mp/ -fp be
You are reading a book. - Aap p~ ilaK rho qao.
a:p patr likh rahe the.
you-hon letter write-prog be
You were writing a letter.
Presumptive-progressive
Presumptive-progressive forms are used to indicate that an action or
state of affairs is extended in time and presumed to be occuring.
- ]maa idllaI sao Aa rhI haogaI.
uma: dilli: se a: rahi: hogi:.
Uma Delhi from come-prog be-presumptive
Uma must be coming from Delhi.