ABSTRACT

This text provides a reader-friendly guide to the structural patterns of modern standard Hindi. Ideal for both independent learners and classroom students alike, this book covers the essentials of Hindi grammar in readable, jargon-free sections.

Key features include:

  • sections on the speech sounds of Hindi
  • detailed analysis of Hindi sentence structure
  • full examples throughout.

part |42 pages

Hindi and Its Sentence Types

chapter |9 pages

Hindi Sentence Structure

chapter |7 pages

Negatives

chapter |6 pages

Questions

chapter |5 pages

Imperatives and Politeness

chapter |6 pages

Exclamations

part |65 pages

Words: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs

chapter |12 pages

Nouns

chapter |10 pages

More about Nouns

chapter |8 pages

Verbs

chapter |8 pages

More about Verbs

chapter |5 pages

Adjectives

chapter |5 pages

Adverbs

part |18 pages

More About Words

chapter |4 pages

Reduplication

chapter |5 pages

Compounds

chapter |7 pages

Causatives

part |29 pages

Invariant Words

chapter |7 pages

Personal Pronouns

chapter |5 pages

Other Pronouns

chapter |8 pages

Postpositions

chapter |4 pages

Emphatic Particles

chapter |3 pages

Other Invariant Words

part |53 pages

More About Hindi Sentences

chapter |6 pages

Habitual Aspect

chapter |7 pages

The Progressive Aspect

chapter |5 pages

Passive

chapter |5 pages

The Ergative Pattern

chapter |7 pages

Possession

chapter |5 pages

Experiencer Subject

chapter |8 pages

Compound Verbs

part |25 pages

Compound and Complex Sentences

chapter |5 pages

Complex Sentences

chapter |6 pages

Relative Clauses

chapter |7 pages

Infinitive and Participles

part |19 pages

Sounds and Script

chapter |5 pages

Consonantal Sounds

chapter |4 pages

Nasals and Nasalisation

chapter |3 pages

Syllabic Structure