Difference between revisions of "Magahi and English/Contrastive Grammar"

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(fra) Je le mangerai → (spa) Yo lo comeré ("I'll eat it.")
(fra) je<prn><pers><p1><sg><nom> le<prn><pers><p3><m><acc> manger<v><tv><fut><p1><sg> → (spa) yo<prn><pers><p1><sg><nom> lo<prn><pers><p3><m><acc> comer<v><tv><fut><p1><sg>

Verbs work very differently in Magahi from English.

(mag) Sādhū unka phar delthin. → (eng) The saint gave him fruit.
(mag) sādhū<n> u<prn><pers><p3><sg><gen><hi> phar<n><obl> de<v><past><o_p3><hi> → (eng) The<det><def><sp> saint<n><sg> give<vblex><past> prpers<prn><obj><p3><m><sg> fruit<n><sg>

(mag) Rājā baHut khus bhelan. → (eng) The king became very happy.
(mag) rājā<n> baHut<adv> khus<adj> bhe<v><past><s_p3> → (eng) The<det><def><sp> king<n><sg> become<vblex><past> very<adv> glad<adj><sint>

(mag) Tu dekhait ha. → (eng) You are looking.
(mag) sādhū<n> tu<prn><pers><p2><sg> dekh<v><impf> ha<aux><v><pres> → (eng) you<prn><pers><p2><mf><sg> be<vbser><pres> look<vblex><ger>

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 * {{transferTest|mag|eng|Rājā baHut khus bhelan.|The king became very happy.}}
 *: {{transferMorphTest|mag|eng|rājā{{tag|n}} baHut{{tag|adv}} khus{{tag|adj}} bhe{{tag|v}}{{tag|past}}{{tag|s_p3}}|The{{tag|det}}{{tag|def}}{{tag|sp}} king{{tag|n}}{{tag|sg}} become{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|past}} very{{tag|adv}} glad{{tag|adj}}{{tag|sint}}}}
+* {{transferTest|mag|eng|Tu dekhait ha.|You are looking.}}
+*: {{transferMorphTest|mag|eng|sādhū{{tag|n}} tu{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pers}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|sg}} dekh{{tag|v}}{{tag|impf}} ha{{tag|aux}}{{tag|v}}{{tag|pres}}|you{{tag|prn}}{{tag|pers}}{{tag|p2}}{{tag|mf}}{{tag|sg}} be{{tag|vbser}}{{tag|pres}} look{{tag|vblex}}{{tag|ger}}}}