Modern Hindi Grammar - Indian Institute of Language Studies (IILS)

3. MORPHOLOGY

However, it is optional with the use of prohibitive morpheme mat
‘don’t.’

5. dvaa[- mat / na / nahIM Kanaa / Ka laonaa.
   dava:i: mat/na/nahĩ: kha:na:/kha: lena:.
   medicine neg eat-inf./eat take-inf
   Don’t take medicine.

5a. dvaa[- mat Ka laIijae.
dava:i: mat kha: li:jiye.
medicine neg eat take-inf.
Don’t take medicine.

3.4.5.3. Subjunctive Mood

The subjunctive forms are formed by adding certain suffixes to the
verb stems that agree with the subjects in person and number, e.g.,

(^) Sg Pl
1 st person -}Ð -ũ: - eÐ -ẽ
2 nd person (familiar) -e -e -Aao -o
2 nd person (polite) -eÐ -ẽ -eÐ -ẽ
3 rd person -e -e -eÐ -ẽ
The subjunctive forms of the verb haonaa hona: ‘to be’ have been given
in 3.4.1.(d). Here we will illustrate the subjunctive forms of a few
other verbs.

6. maOM jaa}Ð / k$Ð / pZ,UÐ.
   m ́~ ja:ũ:/karũ:/ parhũ:
   I go-subj /do-subj /read-subj

6a. hma jaaeÐ / kroM / pZ,oM.
ham ja:ẽ/karẽ/ parhẽ
we go-subj /do-subj /read-subj

6b. tU jaae / kro / pZ,o.
tu: ja:e/kare/ parhe
you go-subj /do-subj /read-subj