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

3. MORPHOLOGY

45. Aba jaanao BaI dao.
    ab ja:ne bhi: do.
    now go-inf-obl part let
    Now let it go.


46. maOMnao icaT\zI ilaK BaI dI hO.
    m ́~ne citthi: likh bhi: di: h ́.
    I-erg letter write part gave (explicator) is
    I have written a letter, too.

The particle BaI bhi: is also used between the main verb and the
negative marker.

47. vah Aayaa BaI nahIM.
    vah a:ya: bhi: nahĩ:.
    he came part neg
    He did not even come.


48. rmaoSa BaI Aayaa nahIM.
    rameš bhi: a:ya: nahĩ:.
    Ramesh part came neg
    Even Ramesh did not come.

Notice the change of meaning in the use of the particle BaI bhi:
different from the lexical meaning ‘also’ in the following examples.

49. vah ]sako Gar gayaa BaI magar ]sao imala BaI na saka.
    vah uske ghar gaya: bhi:, magar use mil bhi: na saka:.
    he his home went part but he-dat met part neg able
    He did go to his house, but could not meet him.


50. vah jaaegaa BaI yaa baOza hI rhogaa.
    vah ja:yega: bhi: ya: b ́tha: hi: rahega:.
    he go-fut part or sit part remain-fut
    Will he go or keep on sitting?


51. vah vahaÐ gayaa BaI nahIM.
    vah vahã: gaya: bhi: nahĩ:.
    he came part neg
    He did not even go there.