3. MORPHOLOGY
- Aap Aae BaI AaOr calao BaI gae.
a:p a:ye bhi: ør cale bhi: gaye.
you came part and go-obl part went
You came and have left, too. - Aapkao vahaÐ gae BaI bahut idna hao gae.
a:p ko vahã: gaye bhi: bahut din ho gaye.
you-dat there went-obl part many days passed
It is a long time since you have gone over there. - vah Ka BaI rha hO AaOr baatoM BaI kr rha hO.
vah kha: bhi: raha: h ́ ør ba:tẽ bhi: kar raha: h ́.
he eat part prog is and talk part do-prog is
He is eating as well as talking.
It is to be noted that the particle BaI bhi: cannot follow the progressive
aspect marker rha raha:.
- vah Ka BaI rha hO.
vah kha: bhi: raha: h ́.
he eat part prog is
He has been eating.
Not
42a. vah Ka rha BaI hO.
vah kha: raha: bhi: h ́.
The particle BaI bhi: can be used with conjunct verbs. It is used either
between the main verb and the operator (auxiliary verb) or following
the main verb and the operator as follows.
- ]sanao doKa BaI qaa.
usne dekha: bhi: tha:.
he-erg saw part was
He had seen it. - ]sao laanao BaI dao.
use la:ne bhi: do.
he-abl being-inf-obl part let
Let him bring (it).