Page 74 - Bhojpuri Verb Morphology

In Bhojpuri there are two kinds of evaluative modalities, which are coded by verbal

affixes. They are ability and obligation.

(i)Ability

It indicates that the agent has the mental or physical ability to complete the action. It

is shown by the affix -- which is suffixed to the main verb. The following are the
examples (52):

(52)

a. 

---

I run ABIL-EPN-PRES-1

'I can run.'

b. 

--

You run ABIL-PST-2

'You could run.'

c. 

-

Hari run ABIL-FUT-2

'Hari will be able to run.'

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