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'You are drinking milk.'
g. हा>कम आवताड़&/ड़ेन/ड़न ।
ɦɑkim ɑwʌtɑɽẽ/ɽen/ɽʌn
ɦɑkim ɑ-wʌt bɑɽẽ/ɽen/ɽʌn
officer come-IMPF be.3.PRES.MH
'The officer is coming.'
h. CवाCDय Cवयंसेिवका आवताड़ी ।
swɑstʰyʌ swʌyʌmsewikɑ ɑwʌtɑɽi
swɑstʰyʌ swʌyʌmsewi-kɑ ɑ-wʌt bɑɽi
health volunteer-F come-IMPF be.3.PRES.F.MH
'The woman health voluneer is coming.'
i. राम आवता/ताटे ।
rɑm ɑwʌtɑ/tɑʈe
rɑm ɑ-wʌt bɑ/bɑʈe
rɑm come-IMPF be. 3SG.PRES
'Ram is coming.'
Bhojpuri verb paradigms of खा /kʰɑ/ 'eat' and देख /dekʰ/ 'see' in present tense
are presented in Table 10.6 and 10.7 respectively.
Table 10.6 Paradigms of the verb खा /kʰɑ/ 'eat' in present tense
Number
Person Gender Honorificity Singular Plural
1/2/3 M/F H खातानी /kʰɑtɑni/
2 M MH खाताड़ऽ /kʰɑtɑɽʌ/
2 F MH खाताड़ू /kʰatɑɽu/
2 M/F NH खाताड़े /kʰɑtɑɽe/
3 M MH खाताड़& /kʰɑtɑɽẽ/ or खाताड़ेन /kʰɑtɑɽen/
खाताड़न /kʰɑtɑɽʌn/
3 F MH खाताड़ी /kʰɑtɑɽi/
3 M NH खाता /kʰɑtɑ/ or खाताटे /kʰɑtɑʈe/
3 F NH खाितआ /kʰɑtiɑ/ खाताड़ी /kʰɑtɑɽi/
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