Sylheti language/Expressing Obligation with Verb
Expressing obligation requires a few transformations.
First step :
The person who is obliged to do things is represented in possessive form like in the following :
| Subject pronoun | Possessive form |
|---|---|
| ami/mui | amar/mur |
| tumi | tumar |
| afne | afnar |
| tui | tor |
| he | tar |
| tain | tainor |
| amra | amrar |
| tumra | tumrar |
| afnara | afnarar |
| tara | tarar |
Step 2 : Take the infinitive form of the verb denoting the activity that one is obligated to do. Add the word zoruri right after it, like in the following table :
| Infinitive | Obligation expression |
|---|---|
| khoa | khoa zoruri |
| khora | khora zoruri |
| khaua | khaua zoruri |
Note that this obligation expression is person and number independent. It doesn't change according to who is doing something or how many people are doing something.
The last step :
Now combine the possessive and the obligation expression to make a full obligation statement, like in the following
amar khora zoruri.
tumar khoa zoruri.
tar khaua zoruri