| 6.1.1.4 Locative sentence |
| Within the simple sentence structure, those sentences which are used to denote location are called locative sentences. Among the locative sentences type, two sub types are noticed. They are i) Spatial locative and ii) Temporal locative. |
| 6.1.1.4.1 Spatial locative |
|
avaru ka: ukke po:ga:ru |
‘They (are) going to te forest’ |
| they - forest- (Dat.) - go (P.T.) |
ava pakka:tti ka ulu irukkadu |
| she- near(loc.) -cot - there- (P.T.) |
‘There (is a) cot near her’ |
| 6.1.1.4.2 Temporal locative |
| Temporal locative sentences are those which indicate location in time. |
|
ba:ve ra:villi |
vanda |
| younger-morning (Loc.) |
- came (P.T.) |
| sister - in - law |
‘Younger sister - in - law came in the morning. |
| 6.1.1.5 Sentences with intransitive verb |
| In this type of sentence, the intransitive verb which follows the subject will not co-occur with the object nominals used to denote an action confined to the subject. The intransitive verb will be the VP in this type of sentence. |
|
iva anjina |
‘She was scared’ |
| she - scared (P.T.) |
| amma e:ndä |
| that boy - got up (P.T.) |
| 6.1.1.6 Sentences with transitive Verb |
| Action confined to the direct object and the subject is denoted in this type of sentence. The transitive verb in this sentence will constitute the VP. |
|
rangi ni:re kela:kkina |
| Rangi - water (Acc.) - stirred (P.T.) |
‘Rangi stirred (the) water’ |
| avä te:re ruinä |
‘He drove the temple car’ |
| he - temple car (Acc.) - drove (P.T.) |
‘He drove the temple car’ |
| sokkä mu:nga muRittä |
|
| sokan - bamboo - cut (P.T.) |
|
| sokkä mu:nga:tte muRittä |
|
| sokan - bamboo (Acc.) - cut (P.T.) |
‘Sokan cut (the) bamboo’ |
| sentences with inherent transitive verb |
|
ava pamme i ina |
‘she squeezed (the) fruit’ |
| she - fruit (Acc.) - squeezed (P.T.) |
