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

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3. MORPHOLOGY



  1. vah maora /tumhara/ Aapka/ ]saka/ ]naka BaI daost hO.
    vah mera:/tumha:ra:/a:pka:/uska:/unka: bhi: dost h ́.
    he my/your/his/their friend is part friend is
    He is my/your/his/their friend, too.

  2. vah mauJasao /tumharo sao/ Aapsao/]sasao/ ]nasao BaI baD,a hO.
    vah mujhse/tuma:hre se/a:pse/usse/unse bhi: bara: h ́.
    he me/you/him/they also elder is
    He is older than me/you/him/her.

  3. ]sao/]sakaoo/ ]nhoM/]nakaoo BaI baulaa laa[e.
    use/usko/unhẽ/unko bhi: bula: la:yie.
    he/they part call bring.
    Please call him/her/them also.

  4. Aap [sako baaro maoM BaI kuC kIijae.
    a:p iske ba:re mẽ bhi: kuch ki:jiye.
    you this-gen about part something do-pl
    Please do something for it.

  5. Aap iktnaI BaI kaoiSaSa kIijae safla nahIM haoMgao.
    a:p kitni: bhi: košiš ki:jiye, saphal nahĩ: hõge.
    you how much part try do success neg be
    No matter how much you try, you won’t succeed.

  6. Aap mauJao kao[- BaI iktaba do dIijae.
    a:p mujhe koyi: bhi: kita:b de di:jiye.
    you me-dat any part book give-pl
    Please give me any book.


In the oblique form of the indefinite pronouns, the particle BaI bhi: is
placed after the postpositions.



  1. Aap iksaI kao BaI baulaa[e.
    a:p kisi: ko bhi: bula:iye.
    you any-dat part call-pl
    Please call anyone.

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