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

3. MORPHOLOGY

3.7.1. Mono-morphemic

Mono-morphemic is composed of only one morpheme.

1. maOM Gar gayaa AaOr Amar baaj,aar gayaa.
   m ́~ ghar gaya: ør amar ba:za:r gaya:.
   I house went and Amar market went
   I went home and Amar went to the market.


2. tuma [Qar AaAaogao yaa maOM ]Qar Aa}Ðgaa.
   tum idhar a:oge ya: m ́~ udhar a:ũ:ga:.
   you here come-fut or I there come-fut
   You will come here or I will come there.

3.7.2. Poly-morphemic

Poly-morphemics are composed of two or more morphemes.

3. maOM Aaja kalaoja nahIM gayaa ̧ @yaaoMik maorI tbaIyat zIk nahIM hO.
   m ́~ a:j ka:lej nahĩ: gaya: kyũki meri: tabiyat thi:k nahĩ:h ́.
   I today college neg went because my health right neg be
   Today I didn’t go to college because I am not well.


4. ]sanao Kanaa nahIM Kayaa ̧ [sailae maOMnao BaI nahIM Kayaa.
   usne kha:na: nahĩ: kha:ya:, is liye m ́~ne bhi: nahĩ: kha:ya:.
   He food neg ate for that I part neg eat
   He did’t eat the food, therefore I also didn’t eat.

3.7.3. Phrasal

Phrasals consist of two elements interrupted by intervening words,
such as Agar agar ... tao to ‘if ... then.’

5. Agar tuma khao tao maOM Aa}Ðgaa.
   agar tum kaho to m ́~ a:ũga:.
   If you say-fut then I come-fut
   If you say so then I will come.