4. SYNTAX
- kao[- laD,ka skUla nahIM gayaa.
koi: larka: sku:l nahĩ: gaya:.
someone student school neg went
No child went to school. - [tnao pOsao sao kuC nahIM haogaa.
itne p ́se se kuch nahĩ: hoga:.
this-obl money with something neg be-fut
This money is not sufficient. - ]sanao kla sao kao[- kama nahIM ikyaa.
usne kal se koi: ka:m nahĩ: kiya:.
he-erg yesterday from any work neg did
He has done no work since yesterday. - Aimat khIM nahIM gayaa.
amit kahĩ: nahĩ: gaya:.
Amit anywhere neg went
Amit went nowhere. - yah kama kBaI BaI vyaqa- nahIM haogaa.
yeh ka:m kabhi: bhi: vyarth nahĩ: hoga:.
this work ever waste neg be-fut
This work will never go waste.
Participles are also used along with negated constituents.
- Aimat daOD,to - daOD,to nahIM Aayaa.
amit dørte - dørte nahĩ: a:ya:.
Amit run-ptc neg came
Amit did not come running.
The negative prefixes be- and an-, borrowed from Persian
(morphological negation) negate the constituent to which they are
prefixed.
- vah baorhma hO.
vah beraham h ́.
he without-mercy is
He is merciless.