4. SYNTAX
- ivajaya Apnao iptajaI ko barabar/ samaana laMbaa hOO.
vijay apne pita:ji: ke bara:bar/sama:n lamba: h ́.
Vijay selfs father-gen like tall is
Vijay is as tall as his father. - yao dao Baa[- ApnaI maaÐ jaOsao saIQao hOMO.
ye do bha:i: apni: mã: j ́se si:dhe h ́~.
these two brothers selfs mother like simple are
These two brothers are as simple as their mother. - yah laD,kI ApnaI baihna jaOsaI sauMdr hO.
yeh larki: apni: bahan j ́si: sundar h ́.
this girl selfs sister like beautiful is
This girl is as beautiful as her sister. - yao dao baihnaoM ApnaI maaÐ kI trh sauMdr hOMO.
ye do bahnẽ apni: mã: ki: tarah sundar h ́~.
these two sisters selfs mother like beautiful is
These two sisters are as beautiful as their mother. - ivajaya baccao ko samaana hOO.
vijay bacce ke sama:n h ́.
Vijay child-gen equal is
Vijay is like a child. - ]maa Anau ko barabar laMbaI hOO.
uma: anu ke bara:bar lambi: h ́.
Uma Anu-gen equal tall is
Uma is as tall as Anu.
Notice that a copular/equational sentence employs only the plural
adjectival forms of ek jaOsao ek j ́se/ek jaOsaI ek jaisi: that agree with the
number and gender of the subject of comparison.
- Ajaya AaOr ivajaya ek jaOsao hI hOM.
ajay ør vijay ek j ́se hi: h ́~.
Ajay and Vijay alike emp are
Ajay and Vijay are alike.