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

4. SYNTAX

10a. vah svasqa huAa AaOr ]sanao dvaa[- Ka[-.
vah svasth hua: ør usne dava:i: kha:i:.

11. caaor kao gaaolaI lagaI AaOr vah Aaht huAa.
    cor ko goli: lagi: ør vah a:hat hua:.
    thief-dat bullet struck and he injured was
    The thief was hit by a bullet and he was injured.

11a. caaor Aaht huAa AaOr ]sakao gaaolaI lagaI.
cor a:hat hua: aur usko goli: lagi:.

Sequential action

12. vah Aayaa AaOr hmaoM Gar Aanao ko ilae nyaaota idyaa.
    vah a:ya: ør hamẽ ghar a:ne ke liye nyota: diya:.
    he came and we-obl home come-inf-obl invitation gave
    He came and invited us to visit his home.

12a. ]sanao hmaoM Gar Aanao ko ilae nyaaota idyaa AaOr Aayaa.
usne hamẽ ghar a:ne ke liye nyota: diya: ør a:ya:.

13. maaohna Gar Aayaa AaOr ]sanao drvaaja,o ka talaa Kaolaa.
    mohan ghar a:ya: ør usne darva:ze ka: tala: khola:.
    Mohan home came and he-erg door-gen lock opened
    Mohan came home and unlocked the door.

13a. maaohna nao drvaaja,o ka talaa Kaolaa AaOr Gar Aayaa.
mohan ne darva:ze ka: ta:la: khola: ør ghar a:ya:.

14. tuma ek AcCI laD,kI Z,UÐZ,ao AaOr ivavaah krao.
    tum ek acchi: larki: dhũ:dho ør viva:h karo.
    you-fem one good girl search and marriage perform
    You find a good girl and get married.

14a. tuma ivavaah krao AaOr ek AcCI laD,kI Z,UÐZ,ao.
*tum viva:h karo ør ek acchi: larki: dhũ:dho.

Notice that sentences (7), (8), and (9) permit the reverse order of
(7a), (8a), and (9a) respectively. In sentences (10), (11), (12), (13)
and (14), the reverse order of the conjuncts results in ungrammatical
sentences as shown above because of the constraints on cause and