The infinitive of
purpose : The infinitive clause of purpose is obtained by adding the
suffix -nani ‘to’ to the verb. It gives the purpose
for which the action of the main verb is performed.
Examples:
dibr
a
may
a-nani
ng
thag
‘I go home to
eat rice (meal) in the afternoon.’
b
hamya
nugnayn
malay-nani
thaka
‘He went to meet
the doctor (lit. the one who sees sick people.).’
This infinitive clause
forms the base for some other temporal clauses or complements which
are formed by adding a post-positiokn to the infinitive.
Examples
:
phurunay
phay-nani-ul
usukul
sri
sri
t
‘After the teacher
comes, it is quiet in the school.’
dibrni
may
a-nani
ska
ani-lg
malaydi
‘Meet me before
you eat your rice (lunch).’
ri
tag-nani
kuru
rikuphur
kan
‘The girl who
knows good weaving, wears white clothes.’
hug
tha-nani
smy
ukha
‘It was time
to go to field.’
3.2.3.4.
Nominalized verb :
The verb is nominalized
or participialised by suffixing ma or mani.
Examples :
bini
a-mani
kahamya
His eating
is not good (he is a poor eater).’
ka-mani
bagµy
a
ri-kutu
umy
t
The
adjectives and Adverb
‘I stay wearing
warm clothes because it is cold.’
b
kahamkay priya t-mani
bagµy pas khay-liya
‘He
did not pass because he did not study properly.’
ahini-mani&rayni
buphayu
nini yar
‘The
brother of the boy I know, is your friend.’
mani
ray
ani yar
ra
ruwy
pay-mani by
ktrma
The
adjectives :
The
adjectives are of two types: primary and derived. The primary adjectives
again can be put into two classes: those which precede the noun and
those which follow the noun. The adjectives that precede the noun
are mainly borrowed from Bengali.
a-nani
ka
rayni
buphayu
