4. SYNTAX
Masculine Feminine
Sg Pl Sg Pl
Apnaa apna: Apnao apne ApnaI apni: ApnaI apni:
- maOM Apnaa /maora kmara saaf kr rha hUÐ.
m ́~ apna:/mera: kamra: sa:f kar raha: hũ:.
I-m sefl/*my room clean do-prog am
I am cleaning my room. - maOM Apnao /maoro pOsao igana rha hUÐ.
m ́~ apne/mere p ́se gin raha: hũ:.
I refl /*my money count-prog am
I am counting my money. - Aap ApnaI /AapkI iktaba pZ, rho hOM.
a:p apni:/a:p ki: kita:b parh rahe h ́~.
you refl/*yours book read-prog are
You are reading your book. - vao ApnaI /]nakI kmaIja,oM Qaao rho hOMOM.
ve apni:/unki: kami:zẽ dho rahe h ́~.
he refl/*his shirts wash-prog are
He is washing his shirts. - vah Apnaa /]saka laaBa jaanata hOMOM.
vah apna:/uska: la:bh ja:nta: h ́.
he refl/*his profit know-ptc is
He is aware of his benefit. - vao ApnaI / ]nakI iksmat pr rao rho hOM.
ve apni:/unki: kismat par ro rahe h ́~.
they refl/*selfs luck on cry-prog are
They repent on their own work.
The use of non-reflexive pronouns yield well-formed sentences
provided the subject and possessive pronoun are not co-referential.
- vah (i) ]sakI (j) kmaIja, saI rha hO.
vah (i) uski: (j) kami:z si: raha: h ́.