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I took the pen ; didn’t I ? |
khedras sa:di khyo ča:in
; khyoča:mena
? |
you sari bring will ; bring will Neg |
you will bring sari ; won’t you ?
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From these sentences it is evident that the tense
marker of tag and the tense marker of the matrix sentence are
same. If this statement holds good for the above examples, it is
true in the case of imperative sentences also. It is possible to
come to the conclusion from the sentences we have given that the
tense in the underlying structure of the imperative sentence is
future.
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4.2.1.2. |
Reflexive |
The first condition that is imposed on the reflexive
constructions is that the subject noun phrase and object noun phrase are
coreferential. In Purki the form -ras is added to the personal pronoun which
occur as the object noun phrase. In reflexive sentences, the adgent who is
performing the action and the patient who/which undergoes the action are not
different.
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| kho |
kheras |
sas |
| 1 |
2 3 |
4 |
he |
killed |
himself |
| 1 |
4 |
2 3 |
kho |
khontes |
sas |
| 1 |
2 3
|
4 |
they |
killed |
themselves |
| 1 |
4 |
2
3 |
khera |
kheras |
sas |
| 1 |
2 3 |
4 |
you |
killed |
yourself |
1
|
4
|
2 3
|
|
The form -tes is used whenever the object
noun phrase is plural.
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4.2.2.
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Negative Sentences |
The verrb -BE has
two forms in Purki. The distribution of these forms is based on
the preceding constituent of the sentence. The form in occurs
whenever the noun phrase (NP) is the predicate of the sentence.
If the adjective precedes, then the form will be duk.
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|
|
kho |
ra:ma |
in |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
he |
is |
Rama |
| 1 |
3 |
2 |
kho |
rgyalpoik |
inmin |
| 1 |
2 |
3 4 |
he |
was a |
king |
1
|
3+4
|
2
|
|
|
|
kho |
rdamo |
duk |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
she |
is |
beautiful |
| 1 |
3 |
2 |
bomo |
rimo |
duk |
1
|
2
|
3
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