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

4. SYNTAX

3. ivajaya Apnao iptajaI ko barabar/ samaana laMbaa hOO.
   vijay apne pita:ji: ke bara:bar/sama:n lamba: h ́.
   Vijay selfs father-gen like tall is
   Vijay is as tall as his father.


4. yao dao Baa[- ApnaI maaÐ jaOsao saIQao hOMO.
   ye do bha:i: apni: mã: j ́se si:dhe h ́~.
   these two brothers selfs mother like simple are
   These two brothers are as simple as their mother.


5. yah laD,kI ApnaI baihna jaOsaI sauMdr hO.
   yeh larki: apni: bahan j ́si: sundar h ́.
   this girl selfs sister like beautiful is
   This girl is as beautiful as her sister.


6. yao dao baihnaoM ApnaI maaÐ kI trh sauMdr hOMO.
   ye do bahnẽ apni: mã: ki: tarah sundar h ́~.
   these two sisters selfs mother like beautiful is
   These two sisters are as beautiful as their mother.


7. ivajaya baccao ko samaana hOO.
   vijay bacce ke sama:n h ́.
   Vijay child-gen equal is
   Vijay is like a child.


8. ]maa Anau ko barabar laMbaI hOO.
   uma: anu ke bara:bar lambi: h ́.
   Uma Anu-gen equal tall is
   Uma is as tall as Anu.

Notice that a copular/equational sentence employs only the plural
adjectival forms of ek jaOsao ek j ́se/ek jaOsaI ek jaisi: that agree with the
number and gender of the subject of comparison.

9. Ajaya AaOr ivajaya ek jaOsao hI hOM.
   ajay ør vijay ek j ́se hi: h ́~.
   Ajay and Vijay alike emp are
   Ajay and Vijay are alike.