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

3. MORPHOLOGY

3.6.5. The Particle Bar bhar

The particle Bar bhar denotes the meaning of ‘measuring a ...,’
‘weighing a...,’ ‘a...ful,’ etc. In this meaning, it acts like a suffix,
forming the adjectives from nouns. Unlike the English suffix -full, it
is a separate word which can be attached to nouns, adjectives, verbs,
and other parts of speech.

1. maITr Bar kpD,a do dIoijae.
   mi:tar bhar kapra: de di:jiye.
   meter part cloth give-fut
   Please give (a piece of ) cloth measuring a meter.


2. vah iklaao Bar dUQa ek baar pI sakta hO.
   vah kilo bhar du:dh ek ba:r pi: sakta: h ́.
   he kilogram part milk one time drink able-ptc aux
   He can drink a kilogram of milk at a time.


3. Gar maoM mauT\zI Bar caavala nahIM hO.
   ghar mẽ mutthi: bhar ca:val nahĩ: h ́.
   home in handful part rice neg is
   There is not even a handful of rice in the house.

As a particle, Bar bhar denotes the meanings ‘the entire...,’ ‘the
whole..., ‘only,’ and ‘just.’

4. doSa Bar maoM caunaava hao rho hOMO.
   deš bhar mẽ cuna:v ho rahe h ́~.
   country part in election be prog are
   The elections are being held throughout the entire country.


5. vah idna Bar saaoyaa rha.
   vah din bhar soya: raha:.
   he day part slept remained
   He slept for the whole day.


6. ]sanao pla Bar BaI Aarama nahIM ikyaa.
   usne pal bhar bhi: a:ra:m nah ́~ kiya:.
   he-erg moment part rest neg did
   He did not rest even for a moment.