3. MORPHOLOGY
adjectives. An infinitive is usually an abstract noun and, being an
abstract noun, it is not used in the plural.
- jaldI saaonaa zIk hO.
jaldi: sona: thi:kh h ́.
early sleep-inf good is
It is good to go to sleep early. - ]sako Aanao maoM dor hu[-.
uske a:ne mẽ der hui:.
he-gen-obl come-inf-obl in late be-fsg
He/she arrived late. - maOMnao ]sao jaanao sao raoka.
m ́~ne use ja:ne se roka:.
I-erg he-dat go-inf-obl from stop-pst
I stopped him from going.
Despite being a noun, the infinite can take an object.
- vah kama krnao maoM toja, hO.
vah ka:m karne mẽ tez h ́.
he work do-inf-obl in fast is
He is prompt in (his) work.
The postposition kao ko ‘to’ is not added when the infinitive is used as
an object.
- vah iktaba laanaa BaUla gayaa.
vah kita:b la:na: bhu:l gaya:.
he book bring-inf forget go-operator-pst
He forgot to bring the book. - maOM ]sao imalanao jaa}Ðgaa.
m ́~ use milne ja:ũ:ga:.
I him-obl meet-inf-obl go-fut
I will go to see him.
Infinitives are frequently used as adjectives in combination with
verbs denoting obligation, necessity, requirement, or compulsion
like caah ca:h ‘want,’ hao ho ‘be,’ and pD, par ‘compulsion. The