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

4. SYNTAX

Masculine Feminine
Sg Pl Sg Pl
Apnaa apna: Apnao apne ApnaI apni: ApnaI apni:

11. maOM Apnaa /maora kmara saaf kr rha hUÐ.
    m ́~ apna:/mera: kamra: sa:f kar raha: hũ:.
    I-m sefl/*my room clean do-prog am
    I am cleaning my room.


12. maOM Apnao /maoro pOsao igana rha hUÐ.
    m ́~ apne/mere p ́se gin raha: hũ:.
    I refl /*my money count-prog am
    I am counting my money.


13. Aap ApnaI /AapkI iktaba pZ, rho hOM.
    a:p apni:/a:p ki: kita:b parh rahe h ́~.
    you refl/*yours book read-prog are
    You are reading your book.


14. vao ApnaI /]nakI kmaIja,oM Qaao rho hOMOM.
    ve apni:/unki: kami:zẽ dho rahe h ́~.
    he refl/*his shirts wash-prog are
    He is washing his shirts.


15. vah Apnaa /]saka laaBa jaanata hOMOM.
    vah apna:/uska: la:bh ja:nta: h ́.
    he refl/*his profit know-ptc is
    He is aware of his benefit.


16. vao ApnaI / ]nakI iksmat pr rao rho hOM.
    ve apni:/unki: kismat par ro rahe h ́~.
    they refl/*selfs luck on cry-prog are
    They repent on their own work.

The use of non-reflexive pronouns yield well-formed sentences
provided the subject and possessive pronoun are not co-referential.

17. vah (i) ]sakI (j) kmaIja, saI rha hO.
    vah (i) uski: (j) kami:z si: raha: h ́.