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u-phur b ng tliya
‘He was not at home at that time’
(iii) by r tg
‘Book is here’
b ar akri khlay
‘My house is far off from the school’
nµ br tnay
‘Where do you intend to stay?’
(iv) a baar thag
‘I am going to the market’
b uki tlaw naytug
‘He searched under the cot’
‘He serves there’
iskulni thani ani nk hakal
6. The verb preceded by the object, (i) direct and (ii) indirect :
b thayµk aw
‘He eats mango’
ama manµy huw
‘Mother cleans things (utensils).’
bayktr an nayhidi
Elder sister, look at me.’
babu wagla tan
‘Father cuts a male pig.’
b bsaugn nukka
‘He saw his daughter.’
b tkkuphur b«thar
‘He kills a white bird.’
nini nµkµmµyn nihindi
‘Call your brother-in-law.’
sµyla rgn rmdi
‘Hold the dogs.’
b brgn rhka
‘He sent them.’
b bµrµy naythgma kay&han nukkha
‘He saw a beautiful girl.’
b bini daktrn nihinka
‘She called her big elder brother.’
bn kk sadi
‘Tell him something.’
b nn daikn ruwanu
‘He will give you a small sickle.’
nini dadan may khurdi
‘Serve rice to your brother.’
The manifestations of the verb phrase can be represented in the following formulae. The first four give the possible composition of the verb of the verb phrase in the surface structure.
 

 

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