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

4. SYNTAX

26. Amar caalaak laD,ka hO pr saaohna nahIM hO.
    amar ca:la:k larka: h ́ par sohan nahĩ: h ́.
    Amar clever boy is but Sohan neg is
    Amar is a clever boy but Sohan is not.


27. hmanao ]sakI sauMdrta ko baaro maoM saunaa hO pr
    hamne uski: sundarta: ke ba:re mẽ suna: h ́ par
    we-erg his beauty about heard but
    kBaI doKa nahIM hO.
    kabhi: dekha: nahĩ: h ́.
    but never use him saw neg is
    We have heard about her beauty, but have never seen her.


28. vah p~ nahIM ilaKogaa pr TolaIf,aona ja,$r krogaa.
    vah patr nahĩ: likhega: par teliphon zaru:r karega:.
    He letter neg write-fut but telephone certainly do-fut
    He will not write a letter but hell certainly call.

Or coordination uses the disjunctive markers ya: or and varnaa varna:/
Aiptu apitu ‘or’ to conjoin nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs.

29. maaohna yaa saaohna kpD,o isaegaa.
    mohan ya: sohan kapre siyega:.
    Mohan or Sohan clothes stitch-fut
    Mohan or Sohan will stitch the clothes.


30. ]maa Aaja baaja,ar jaaegaI yaa kla.
    uma: a:j ba:za:r ja:yegi: ya: kal.
    Uma today market go-fut or tomorrow
    Uma will go to the market today or tomorrow.


31. kmaIja, ko ilae naIlaa yaa laala kpD,a K,rIide.
    kami:z ke liye ni:la: ya: la:l kapra: xari:diye.
    shirt for blue or red cloth buy
    Buy blue or red cloth for the shirt.


32. ³Aap ́ saoba KaeÐgao yaa kolaaÆ
    (a:p) seb kha:yẽge ya: kela:?
    (you-p) apple eat-fut or banana
    Would you like to take an apple or a banana?