3. MORPHOLOGY
- puranao AKbaaraoM kao fOMka gayaa.
pura:ne akhba:rõ ko phẽka: gaya:.
old newspapers-obl dat thrown explicator
The old newspapers were thrown away.
It can also be used to express ‘from’or ‘through’
- muaJasao AMga`oja,I pZ, laao.
mujh-se ãgrezi: parh lo.
me-from English learn explicator
Learn English from me.
It is used with the indirect objects of verbs meaning ‘to tell, say, ask,
ask for, beg, demand, claim, request,’
- ]sanao ]maa sao kha ik ...
usne uma: se kaha: ki ...
he-erg Uma said that
He told Uma that ... - ]maa nao mauJasao pUCa ik ...
uma: ne mujh se pu:cha: ...
Uma er me-obl from asked
Uma asked me ... - Aimat nao ]sasao p`aqa-naa kI
amit ne us-se pra:rthana: ki:.
Amit-erg him/her request made
Amit requested him/her.
3.4.7. Non-finite Verb Forms
We have discussed various finite verbal forms under tense, aspect,
mood, and voice above. We will now discuss the non-finite forms of
verbs which include infinitives and participles.
3.4.7.1. Infinitives
Infinitives are formed by adding the suffix -naa -na: to the verb stems:
Aanaa a:na: ‘to come,’ jaanaa ja:na: ‘to go,’ krnaa karna: ‘to do,’ ilaKnaa
likhna: ‘to write,’ etc. Infinitives are used both as nouns and as