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

3. MORPHOLOGY

5. maaohna Aap hI vahaÐ gayaa.
   mohan a:p hi: vahã: gaya:.
   Mohan self part there went
   Mohan went there on his own.


6. mauJao Aap hI jaanaa pD,ogaa.
   mujhe a:p hi: ja:na: parega:.
   me-dat self part go-inf fall-fut
   I shall have to go myself.


7. vao Aap hI AaeÐgao.
   ve a:p hi: a:yẽge.
   they self part come-fut
   They themselves will come.


8. Syaama nao Aap hI yah icaT\zI ilaKI hO.
   šya:m ne a:p hi: yah citthi: likhi: h ́.
   Shyam-erg self part this letter wrote is
   Shyam has himself written this letter.

Aap hI a:p hi: sometimes qualifies nouns or pronouns which are not
the logical subjects of the sentences.

9. ]samaoM Aap hI saahsa nahIM hO.
   usmẽ a:p hi: sa:has nahĩ: h ́.
   he in self part courage neg is
   He himself has no courage.


10. ]saka Aap hI idvaalaa inakla jaaegaa.
    uska: a:p hi: diva:la: nikal ja:yega:
    he -gen self part bankrupt come go-fut
    He will himself become bankrupt.

Aap hI a:p hi: can be used as an adverb to mean ‘of one’s own
accord.’

11. vah Aap hI Asptala gayaa.
    vah a:p hi: aspata:l gaya:.
    he self part hospital went
    He went to the hospital on his own.