3. MORPHOLOGY
14a. ]sanao yah baat pta kI.
usne yah ba:t pata: ki:.
he-dat this matter find did
He found out this thing.
3.4.2.6. Conjunct Verbs
A conjunct verb consists of a noun or an adjective and a verb, which
takes all the verbal inflections. The verbs may be transitive or
intransitive. The most frequent verbs used in conjunct verbal
const+ructions are krnaa karna: ‘to do’ and haonaa hona: ‘to be.’ Other
verbs used are donaa dena: ‘to give,’ Aanaa a:na: ‘to come,’ and laganaa
lagna: ‘to feel.’
- maOMnao Apnaa kama samaaPt ikyaa.
m ́~ne apna: ka:m sama:pt kiya:.
I-erg self’s work finish did
I finished my work.
15a. yah kama samaaPt huAa.
yeh ka:m sama:pt hua:.
this work finish be-past
This work is done.
- drvaaja,a baMd krao.
darva:za: band karo.
door close do-imp
Close the door.
16a. drvaaja,a baMd huAa.
darva:za: band hua:.
door close be-past
The door was closed.
One class of conjunct verbs is formed by the combination of a noun
and an intransitive verb, which requires the subject to be marked in
the oblique case. This class includes psychological predicates such
as gaussaa Aanaa gussa: a:na: ‘to be angry,’ BaUK laganaa bhu:kh lagna:’to be
hungry,’ Pyaasa laganaa pya:s lagna:, ‘to be thirsty,’ trsa Aanaa taras a:na: ‘to
have pity.’ It also includes non-volitional verbs such as idKa[- donaa
dikha:i: dena: ‘to be seen.’