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The following interlinear glossed text data was extracted from a document found on the World Wide Web via a semi-automated process. The data presented here could contain corruption (degraded or missing characters), so the source document (link below) should be consulted to ensure accuracy. If you use any of the data shown here for research purposes, be sure to cite ODIN and the source document. Please use the following citation record or variant thereof:

Veneeta Dayal (2001). BARE NOMINALS.

URL: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~dayal/scramble.pdf

(Last accessed 2009-07-23).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 241&langcode=hin (2021-05-25).

Example #1:

    22a.     kutta aam      jaanvar hai
    dog common animal be-PR
    `The dog is a common animal.'

Example #2:

    b.   kutta bhauNktaa hai
    dog bark-PR
    `The dog barks.' / `Dogs bark.'

Example #3:

    c.   anu kitaab paRh rahii hai
    Anu book read-PROG-PR
    `Anu is reading a book.'

Example #4:

    24.      ek baccaai aayaa. baccaai bahut khush lagaa
    one child      came child       very happy seemed
    `A child came. The child seemed very happy.'

Example #5:

    26a.   anu kitaab paRhnaa cahtii hai
    Anu book read-INF want-PR
    "Anu wants to read a book (no particular book)."

Example #6:

    b.    anu ek kitaab paRhnaa cahtii hai
    Anu one book read-INF want-PR
    "Anu wants to read a (particular) book."

Example #7:

    27a.    anu puure din machhlii pakaRtii rahii
    Anu whole day fish       catch-PAST
    `Anu kept catching fish the whole day.'

Example #8:

    b. anu puure din ek machhlii-ko pakaRtii rahii
    Anu whole day one fish-ACC          catch-PAST
    `Anu kept catching a fish the whole day.'

Example #9:

    28a. kitaab anu paRh rahii hai
    book Anu read-PROG-PR
    "Anu is reading the book."

Example #10:

    b. tofaa anu-ne     ravii-ko bhejaa hai
    gift Anu-ERG Ravi-ACC send-PERF-PAST
    "Anu has sent Ravi the gift."

Example #11:

    29a. anu paRh rahii hai, kitaab
    Anu read-PROG-PR book
    "Anu is reading a/the book."

Example #12:

    b. anu-ne     ravii-ko bhejaa hai   tofaa
    Anu-ERG Ravi-ACC send-PERF-PAST gift
    "Anu has sent Ravi a/the gift."

Example #13:

    30a. KITAAB anu paRh rahii hai
    book      Anu read-PROG-PR
    "Anu is reading a book (not a newspaper)."

Example #14:

    b. TOFAA anu-ne        ravii-ko bhejaa hai
    gift    Anu-ERG Ravi-ACC send-PERF-PAST
    "Anu has sent Ravi a gift (not something else)."

Example #15:

    39a. anu kyaa kar rahii hai?
    Anu what do-PROG-PR
    "What is Anu doing?"

Example #16:

    b. anu kitaab paRh rahii hai
    Anu book read-PROG-PR
    "Anu is reading the book."

Example #17:

    c. # kitaab anu paRh rahii hai
    book Anu read-PROG-PR
    "Anu is reading the book."

Example #18:

    40a. KITAAB anu paRh rahii hai (akhbaar nahiiN)
    book      Anu read-PROG-PR (newspaper not)
    "Anu is reading a BOOK (not a newspaper)."

Example #19:

    42. kitaab ANU paRh rahii hai (ravi nahiiN)
    book Anu read-PROG-PR (Ravi not)
    "Anu is reading a BOOK (not Ravi)."

Example #20:

    43. jhuuTh anu-ne       bhii bolaa
    lie     Anu-ERG also spoke
    "Anu also told a lie/lied."

Example #21:

    44a. faislaa ham *(roz)       kartee haiN
    decisions we everyday do-PR-PROG
    "We make decisions everyday."

Example #22:

    b. jhuuTh anu *(aksar) boltii hai
    lie    Anu often speak-PR
    "Anu often tells lies."