|
|
(the) girl |
is |
tall |
| 1 |
3 |
2 |
bucha |
naqpo |
duk |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
(the) boy |
is |
black |
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
As it has already
been pointed out in (3.2.2.4.1.) there are two kinds of forms :
(i) bound and (ii) free. men is used as a free negative form
whenever the positive sentence with BE verb is present tense and
when the NP is predicate.
|
|
|
| kho |
ra:ma |
in |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
he |
is |
Rama |
| 1 |
3 |
2 |
kho |
ra:ma |
men |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
he |
is not |
Rama |
| 1 |
3 |
2 |
kho |
bucha |
in |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
he |
is |
(a) boy |
| 1 |
3 |
2 |
kho |
bucha |
men |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
he |
is not |
(a) boy |
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
If the tense is past, then men occurs before the
tense markar.
|
| kho |
rgyalpoik |
inmin |
| 1 |
2 |
3 4 |
he |
was |
(a) king |
| 1 |
3+4 |
2 |
kho |
rgyalpoik |
menmin |
| 1 |
2 |
3 4 |
he |
was not |
a king |
1
|
4
3
|
2
|
|
In the present tense,
the negative form men replaces in. In the case of past tense
also, men replaces in but precedes the past teense min. This can
be shown as
|
| NP NP in ®
|
NP NP men |
NP NP in + past ® |
NP NP men + past |
|
The form duk occurs whenever the adjective is in
the predicate position. If the sentence is NP Adj BE, the form
duk occupies the BE verb position. The form min is used
as the negative. In the negative sentences, the form min
precedes duk whether the tense is present tense or past
tense.
|
| NP Adj duk ®
|
NP Adj minduk |
NP Adj duk + past ®
|
NP Adj minduk + past |
kho rdamo duk |
1 2
3
|
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