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u bilɑi kʰoj-ʌt bɑ
3SG.NOM cat search-IMPF be.3SG. PRES

'He is searching for a cat.' (13.043)
b. Nominalized clause

खोजी जे ऊ िबलाई के करता ।
kʰoji je u bilɑi ke kʌrtɑ

kʰoji je u bilɑi ke kʌr-ʌt bɑ
investigation SUB 3SG.NOM cat GEN do-IMPF be.3SG.PRES.M

'Investigation that he is continuing for a cat.'
The finite verb खोजता /kʰojʌtɑ/ 'search-IMPF+be.3SG.PRES' in (21a) is

characterized by the pronominal agreement of the subject. In contrast, the nominalized

verb खोजी /kʰoji/ 'search' in (21b) loses the pronominal agreement morpheme.
(v) Subject and/or object acquiring genitive case-marking

The subject NP and/or object of the finite clause acquire genitive case
marking, as shown in (22a-b).
(22) a. Finite clause

ऊ िबलाई खोजता ।

u bilɑi kʰojʌtɑ
u bilɑi kʰoj-ʌt bɑ

3SG.NOM cat search-IMPF be.3SG. PRES
'He is searching for a cat.' (13.043)

b. Nominalized clause
ओकर खोजी जे ऊ िबलाई के चलता ।

okʌr kʰoji je bilɑi ke cʌltɑ
u-ʌr kʰoji je bilɑi ke cʌl-ʌt bɑ

3SG-GEN search SUB cat GEN walk-IMPF be.3SG. PRES
'His search that is continuing for a cat.'

In example (22a), the subject of the finite clause ऊ /u/ 'he' is in nominative and

the object िबलाई /bilɑi/ 'cat' in the accusative cases respectively, whereas, when
nominalized in (22b) both are marked by the genitive case markers.

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