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

3. MORPHOLOGY

71. jaanao BaI dao.
    ja:ne bhi: do.
    go-inf-obl part let-imp
    Let it go.


72. saoba CaoTa hO ifr BaI maIza hO.
    seb chota: h ́ phir bhi: mi:tha: h ́.
    apple small is even then part sweet is
    Despite of being small, the apple is sweet.


73. maaÐ kao doKkr baccaa AaOr BaI ja,aor sao raoyaa.
    mã: ko dekh kar bacca: ør bhi: zor se cila:ya:.
    mother-dat see-cp child more part loudly cried
    On seeing the mother, the child cried more loudly.


74. ]sao kuC BaI samaJa maoM nahIM Aayaa.
    use kuch bhi: samajh mẽ nahĩ: a:ya:.
    he-dat anything understand in neg came
    He was not able to understand anything.

In the above sentences, BaI bhi: represents the general meaning of
‘too,’ ‘even’ and ‘let’ in the sentences (69), (70), and (71)
respectively. In (72), ifr BaI phir bhi: represents the meaning of ‘even
then.’ In (73), AaOr BaI ør bhi: represents the meaning of ‘more,’ and in

(74), kuC BaI kuch bhi: represents the meaning of ‘anything.’

The particle BaI bhi: can be used interchangeably with hI hi: in certain
examples with no change in the meaning.

75. ]sao maora sauJaava ibalkula BaI / hI psaMd na Aayaa.
    use mera: sujha:v bilkul bhi:/hi: pasand na a:ya:.
    he-dat my suggestion exact part like neg came
    He did not like my suggestion at all.

In such cases, the use of the particle BaI bhi: or hI hi: is meant to
emphasize only. Wherever BaI bhi: adds meaning to the sentence, it
cannot be interchanged with hI hi:.