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(ii)Obligation

It indicates that the agent has the obligation to perform the action. It is indicated by
the affix -- which is suffixed to the main verb. Likewise the subject is marked

with ACC/DAT marker -.

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a. 
--

I-ACC/DAT go-OBLG AUX.PRES.1

'I have to go.'
b. 

---

You-ACC/DAT go-OBLG AUX-PST.2(NH)
'You had to go.'

c. 

---
Hari-ACC/DAT go-OBLG AUX-FUT.3

'Hari will have to go.'
4.4 Agreement pattern

The verb is inflected for person, number, honorificity, tense, aspect and mood in
Bhojpuri. For example:

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a. 

--

I home go-PST-1

'I went home.'

b. 

--

We home go-PST-1

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