Hindi Grammar Connectives (संयोजियों) Definition & types in English Meaning with Examples

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.