Connectives Definition And Examples
Connectives are words that join two elements.
| और aur |
and |
या |
yaa |
or |
| लेकिन lekin |
but |
कि |
ki |
that |
| मगर magar |
but |
बल्कि |
balki |
rather |
| वर्ना varnaa |
otherwise |
इस लिए |
is liye |
that is why, therefore |
| क्योंकि kyonki |
because |
ताकि |
taaki |
so that |
| अगर agar |
'if' |
हालांकि |
haalaanki |
'though' |
Structurally, connectives are divided into three classes:
1. Monomorphemic
2. Poly-morphemic
3. Phrasal
Mono-morphemic
Mono-morphemic is composed of only one morpheme.
1. मैं घर गया और अमर बाज़ार गया |
main ghar gayaa aur amar baazaar gayaa.
I house went and Amar market went
I went home and Amar went to the market.
Mono-morphemic is composed of only one morpheme.
2. तुम इधर आओगे या मैं उधर आऊँगा |
tum idhar aaoge yaa main udhar aaoongaa.
you here come-fut or I there come-fut
You will come here or I will come there.
Poly-morphemic
Poly-morphemics are composed of two or more morphemes.
3. मैं आज कालेज नहीं गया , क्योंकि मेरी तबियत ठीक नहीं है |
main aaj kaalej nahin gayaa kyonki meree tabiyat theek nahin hai.
I today college neg went because my health right neg be
Today I didn't go to college because I am not well.
4. उसने खाना नहीं खाया, इसलिए मैंने भी नहीं खाया |
usne khaanaa nahin khaayaa, is liye maine bhee nahin khaayaa.
He food neg ate for that I part neg eat
He did't eat the food, therefore I also didn't eat.
Phrasal
Phrasals consist of two elements interrupted by intervening words, such as अगर agar … तो to 'if … then.'
5. अगर तुम कहो तो मैं आऊँगा |
agar tum kaho to main aaoongaa.
If you say-fut then I come-fut
If you say so then I will come.
