4. SYNTAX
Subject
50a. (@yaa) Aapkao pta hO Amar kao iksanao kla iktaba dI?
(kya:) a:pko pata: h ́ amar ko kisne kal kita:b di:?
You know who gave a book to Amar yesterday?
Direct object
50b. (@yaa) Aapkao pta hO ik maaohna nao kla Amar kao @yaa idyaa?
(kya:) a:pko pata: h ́ ki mohan ne kal amar ko kya: diya:?
Do you know what Mohan gave to Amar yesterday?
Indirect object
50c. (@yaa) Aapkao pta hO ik maaohna nao iksakao kla iktaba dI?
(kya:)a:pko pata: h ́ mohan ne kisko kal kita:b di:?
You know to whom Mohan gave a book yesterday?
Time adverbial
50d. (@yaa) Aapkao pta hO ik maaohna nao kba Amar kao iktaba dI?
(kya:) a:pko pata: h ́ ki mohan ne kab amar ko kita:b di?
You know when Mohan gave the book to Amar?
The questioning of the constituent clauses may also involve
questioning of the matrix clause.
Note that no constituent of a finite relative clause can be questioned.
- rmaoSa sao jaao daost Aaja imalaa vah caalaak hO.
rameš se jo dost a:j mila: vah ca:la:k h ́.
Ramesh-abl rel friend today met he clever is
The friend who met Ramesh is clever.
51a. rmaoSa sao kaOna daost Aaja imalaa caalaak hO?
rameš ka: køn dost a:j mila: ca:la:k h ́?
Constituents of non-finite subordinate clauses which comprise
infinitival and participial phrases can be questioned.
- vah Kanaa Kato hue AK,baar pZ, rha qaa.
vah kha:na: kha:te hue akhba:r parh raha: tha:.
he food eating-part newspaper read-prog was
He was reading a newspaper while eating his meal.