la tukpen lavannon |
‘bring water from the
well’
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The nouns denoting
purpose also precede the direct object.
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| ne nepicho aphan
lek kimi namlo |
‘I bought new ornaments
for my life’
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The instrumental noun
precedes or follows the direct object.
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| phunu taripen
roton |
| taripen phinu
rotnon |
‘cut the banana with a
knife’
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The free adverbs and
postpositions precede or follow the subject.
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| la kayta vo pithi |
‘he always kills birds’
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| la atumi valo |
‘he came yesterday’
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| ne hadak damlo |
‘I went there’
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| dakchi ne do |
‘I am here’
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| methan dakchi do |
‘the dog is here’
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| baji kethomchi
neli hem damji |
‘at 3 O’clock, I shall
go home’
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When they follow the
subject, they precede the object. The free postpositions follow
the subject.
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| la rum binon |
‘keep it down’ |
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The interrogative
pronouns precede or follow the subject.
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| la kopi ] |
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kopi la ]
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‘what is this?’
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| na ro kolo
] |
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Kolo na
ro
]
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‘which is your village?’
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The interrogative
adverbs precede or follow the subject.
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| na
mantu dampo ] |
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| mantu na
dampo ] |
‘when will you go’ |
| mantu dampo na
] |
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The interrogative
adjectives always precede the noun.
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| (ko)mat akitap la
] |
la (ko)mat akitap ]
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‘whose book is this?’
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| pi akitap la ] |
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la pi akitap ]
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‘what book is this?’
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4.3.
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SENTENCE TYPES |
The sentences are
broadly classified into three types, viz., simple, compound and
complex. Any sentence has a main clause and optionally one main
or subordinate clause. A clause is that construction which has
an obligatory verb. A main clause has a finite verb and in
addition, may have one or more noun phrases. A subordinate
clause has a non-finite verb (verb preceded or followed by a subordinator) and
it forms part of a sentence.
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