| 6.3.3.3.2 NP Loc. |
| mä:li |
‘In the rain’ |
| rain (Loc.) |
| ba:vili |
‘In the well’ |
| well (Loc.) |
| mä:li po:gä |
‘He (is) going in the rain’ |
| rain (Loc.) - go (P.T.) |
| 6.3.4 Verb phrase (VP.) |
| A verb phrase in Urali consists of one or more verbs. Different types of verb phrases found in Urali are discussed below. |
| 6.3.4.1 VP |
| A single verb or a phrase constitutes a VP. |
| vandä |
‘(he) came’ |
| se:da |
‘(she) did’ |
| vü:nde |
‘(I) fell’ |
| 6.3.4.2 V Par. + V Par. + (V) |
| la:ndu vanda |
‘Having measured she came’ |
| measured (V. Par.) - came (P.T.) |
a:tti ku ittu vandä |
‘Having cooled (and) drank he came’ |
| cooled (V.Par.) - drank (V. Par.) - came (P.T.) |
| 6.3.4.3 A single verb can constitute a VP or it may be preceded by a noun or an adverb. |
| 6.3.4.3.1 N + Vb |
| avä vandä |
‘He came’ |
| he - came (P.T.) |
| ava vü:nda |
‘She fell’ |
| she - fell (P.T.) |
| 6.3.4.3.2 Adv. + Vb. |
| jinamu naa kke:mu |
‘We (are) walking daily’ |
| daily - walk (P.T.) |
| aikkai kė:kkiri |
‘You (pl.) listen often’ |
| often - listen (P.T.) |
