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

4. SYNTAX

59b. ]saka kaOna saa baoTa idllaI maoM hO?
uska: køn sa: beta: dilli: mẽ h ́?
Which son of his is in Delhi?

Quantifier (proportional number)
60a. vah hmaoSaa caaOgaunaa Kca- krta hO.
vah hameša: cguna: kharc karta: h ́.

he always four times expenditure do-pr is
He always incurs four times the expenses of everyone else.

60b. vah iktnao gaunaa Kca- krta hO?
vah kitne guna: kharc karta: h ́?
How many times the expenditure of everyone else does he
incur?

Descriptive adjective
61a. ptlaa laD,ka GaaoD,o pr nahIM caZ, sakta.
patla: larka: ghore par nahĩ: carh sakta:.
slim boy horse on neg ride can-ptc
The slim boy cannot ride the horse.

61b. kaOna saI laD,kI kar nahIM calaa saktI?
køn si: larki: ka:r nahĩ: cala: sakti:?
Which girl cannot drive the car?

Intensifier
62a. rmaa bahut hI laMbaI laD,kI hO.
rama: bahut hi: lambi: larki: h ́.
Rama very (intensifier) tall-fs girl is
Rama is a very tall girl.

62b. rmaa iktnaI laMbaI laD,kI hO?
rama: kitni: lambi: larki: h ́?
How tall a girl is Rama?

Possessive adjective
63a. maaohna ka kalaoja idllaI maoM hO.
mohan ka: ka:lej dilli: mẽ h ́.
Mohan-gen college is Delhi-loc is in
Mohan’s college is in Delhi.