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

4. SYNTAX

17a. ]sako naacanao ka trIka mauJao psaMd hO.
uske na:cne ka: tari:ka: mujhe pasand h ́.
(s)he-gen-obl dance-inf-gen manner I-dat like is
I like his/her manner of dancing.

4.2.4.3. Purpose Clauses

Purpose clauses are formed in two ways: (a) infinitival form
followed by e e or the oblique form plus the postposition ko ilae ke
liye ‘for’, and (b) the @yaaoMik kyõki ‘because/ as’ clause modifying [sa
ilae is liye ‘therefore’.

18. vah naaTk doKnao gayaa.
    vah na:tak dekhne gaya:.
    he play see-inf-obl for
    He went to see a play.

18a. vah naaTk doKnao ko ilae gayaa.
vah na:tak dekhne ke liye gaya:.
he play see-inf-obl for went
He went to see a play.

Notice that in (18) the oblique case marker e is added to the
infinitive form of the verb, which expresses the meaning for. In
(18a), the oblique case marker -e -e is added before the postposition
ko ilae ke liye ‘for’. In the above construction, there is an option
between the two alternatives. If the verb is not a motion verb the
oblique form and postposition must be used.

19. maOMnao ]sao iktaba pZ,nao ko ilae kha.
    m ́~ne use kita:b parhne ke liye kaha:.
    I-erg he-dat book read-inf-obl for said
    I told him to read the book.

19a. maOMnao ]sao iktaba pZ,nao kha.
m ́~ne use kita:b parhne kaha:.