4. SYNTAX
- ]maa AaOr Anau ek jaOsaI hOM.
uma: ør anu ek j ́si: h ́~.
Uma and Anu alike are
Uma and Anu are alike.
Equative adjectives may be modified by adding the particle –hI -hi:
to these forms: jaOsao hI j ́se hi:, jaOsaI hI j ́si: hi: ‘alike’. The particle –hI -
hi: is also added to singular forms for emphasis as well.
- ivajaya Ajaya jaOsaa hI hO.
vijay ajay j ́sa: hi: h ́.
Vijay Ajay like emp is
Vijay is like Ajay. - ]maa Anau jaOsaI hI hO.
uma: anu j ́si: hi: h ́.
Uma Anu alike emp is
Uma is like Anu.
A number of fixed adjectival phrases are used in Hindi.
- fUla saa/ jaOsaa kaomala
phu:l sa:/j ́sa: komal
flower like delicate
as delicate as a flower - p%qar saa idla
patthar sa: dil
stone like heart
a stone-hearted (person)
It is possible to delete the identical elements in equative structures.
Deletion is always forward and not backward.
- ]maa ]tnaI laMbaI hO ijatnaI ³laMbaI ́ Anau ³hO ́.
uma: utni: lambi: h ́ jitni: (lambi:) anu (h ́).
Uma cor tall is rel (tall) Uma (is)
Uma is as tall as Anu.