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

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3. MORPHOLOGY



  1. vasaMt ³?tu ́maoM fUla iKlato hOM.
    vasant (ritu) me phu:l khilte h ́.
    spring (season) in flowers bloom-ptc are
    Flowers bloom during spring.


3.5.3. Frequentative


Frequentative expressions employ reduplication, an emphatic
particle, or p`it prati/ hr har ‘every’ before a time expression.


raoja,, raoja, roz roz every day
p`it idna prati din every day
hr GaMTo har gante every hour
rat Bar ra:t bhar whole night
vahr pla har pal every moment



  1. vah raoja, raoja, / p`it idna pOsao maaÐgata hO.
    vah roz roz/ prati din p ́se mã:gta: h ́.
    he daily/every day money demand-ptc is
    He asks for money daily.


3.6. Particles


Particles are generally attached to a particular word in a sentences to
mark emphasis, or contrast. The main particles used in Hindi are: BaI
bhi:, hI hi:, tao to, tk tak, Bar bhar, and maa~ ma:tra. The use of these
particles with different word classes covers a wide range of shades
of meaning and semantic interpretations. Here we will illustrate the
use of these particles with detailed reference to the prominent
particles BaI bhi: and hI hi:.


3.6.1. The Particle Bar bhi: ‘also’


The particle BaI bhi: is used with different types of nouns in the direct
or oblique case. It immediately follows a noun in the direct case and
the postposition in the oblique case.



  1. Amar BaI gayaa.
    amar bhi: gaya:.
    Amar part went
    Amar also went.

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