3. MORPHOLOGY
verb kr kar ‘do’ has an alternate form kire kariye ‘do’ in its polite
form, as well.
- (tU ) do / lao / kr
(tu:) de/le/kar
(you-familiar.sg) give/take/do
2a. (tuma) dao / laao / krao
(tum) do/lo/karo
(you-familiar.pl) give/take/do
2b. (Aap ) dIijae / laIijae / kIijae
(a:p) di:jiye/li:jiye/ki:jiye
(polite) give/take/do
The operators take the same imperative forms in the compound verb
constructions.
- yah iktaba lao laao.
yah kita:b le lo.
this book take-explicator
Take this book.
3a. yah iktaba lao laIijae.
yah kita:b le li:jiye.
this book take explicator-polite
Please take this book.
- drvaaja,a baMd kr laaoo.
darva:za: band kar lo.
door close do take-explicator-familiar
Close the door.
4a. drvaaja,a baMd kr laIijae.
darva:za: band kar li:jiye.
door close do take-explicator-polite
Please close the door.
In negative or prohibitive imperative constructions, the negative
markers na /nahĩĩ ‘no’ may precede the verb in the infinitive form.