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

4. SYNTAX

Coordinate nominal subjects

15. laD,ka AaOr laD,kI Kola rho hOM.
    larka: ør larki: khel rahe h ́~.
    boy and girl play-prog are
    A boy and a girl are playing.

Coordinate verbs

16. SaIlaa nao kpD,o Qaaoe AaOr Kanaa pkayaa.
    ši:la: ne kapre dhoye ør kha:na: paka:ya:.
    Shiela-erg clothes washed and food cooked
    Shiela washed clothes and cooked meals.

Coordinate adjectives

17. SaIlaa laMbaI AaOr gaaorI hO.
    ši:la: lambi: aur gori: h ́.
    Shiela tall and fair complexioned is
    Shiela is tall and fair-complexioned.

Coordinate adverbials

18. maOM kla AaOr prsaaoM Gar nahIM jaa}Ðgaa.
    m ́~ kal ør parsõ ghar nahĩ: ja:ũ:ga:.
    I tomorrow and day after tomorrow home neg go-fut
    I will not go home tomorrow nor the day after tomorrow.

The coordination of two noun phrases yields a plural noun phrase
and therefore, verb agreement is affected. In the case of coordinate
subjects, the verb takes a masculine plural concord, whereas, in the
case of coordinate objects, the verb agrees with the nearest object.

19. maaohna AaOr SaIlaa baaja,ar gae.
    mohan ør ši:la: ba:za:r gaye.
    Mohan and Shiela market went-mp
    Mohan and Shiela went to the market.


20. maOMnao saoba AaOr K,aobaainayaaÐ K,rIdIM.
    m ́~ne seb ør xoba:niyã: xari:di:
    I-erg apples-mp and apricots-fp bought-fs
    I bought apples and apricots.