4. SYNTAX
3c. haÐ ̧ maOM doKUÐMgaa nahIM.
hã:, m ́~ dekhũ:ga: nahĩ:.
yes, I watch-1s-fut neg
Yes, I won’t watch.
3d. nahIM ̧ maOM doKUÐMgaa.
nahĩ:, m ́~ dekhũ:ga:.
neg I watch-fut
No, I’ll watch.
- Aaja sadI- hO naa?
a:j sardi: h ́ na:?
today cold is neg-Q
Isn’t it cold today?
4a. haÐ ̧ Aaja sadI- hO.
hã:, a:j sardi: h ́.
yes today cold is
Yes, it is cold today.
4b. nahIM ̧ Aaja sadI- nahIM hO.
nahĩ:, a:j sardi: nahĩ: h ́.
Neg today cold neg is
No, it isn’t cold today.
4c. haÐ ̧ Aaja sadI- nahIM hO.
hã:, a:j sardi: nahĩ: h ́.
yes today cold neg is
Yes, it isn’t cold today.
4d. nahI ̧M Aaja sadI- nahIM hO.
nahĩ:, a:j sardi: nahĩ: h ́.
neg today cold neg is
No, it isn’t cold today.
In these examples, the (a-b) answers indicate positive-negative and
the (c-d) indicate agreement-disagreement answering systems. The
agreement-disagreement answering systems are less frequently used
than the positive-negative ones.