3. MORPHOLOGY
- maOM samaJaa vah baImaar hO.
m ́~ samjha: voh bi:ma:r h ́.
I understood he sick is
I thought he was sick.
17a. maOMnao samaJaa vah baImaar hO.
m ́~ne samjha: voh bi:ma:r h ́.
- vah hakI Kolaa.
vah ha:ki: khe:la:.
he hockey played
He played hockey.
18a. ]sanao hakI KolaI.
usne haki: khe:li:.
he-erg hockey played
He played hockey.
The use of the postposition nao ne is invariably found in compound
verb constructions with the verb samaJanaa samjhna: ‘to understand’ as
the main verb.
- maOMnao baat samaJa laI.
m ́~ne ba:t samajh li:
I-erg matter understand took
I understood the matter.
19a. maOM baat samaJa laI.
m ́~ ba:t samajh li:
3.1.2.2. The Postposition kao ko
The postposition kao ko is used in different types of sentences and is
placed after nouns. It is optional when used with object nouns which
are followed by conjunct verbs with an adjective or adverb and the
verb.
- maoja, (kao) saaf krao.
mez (ko) sa:f karo
table (dat) clean do-imp
Clean the table.