Editing Pro-drop language (section)

=== Hindi ===
South Asian languages such as [[Hindi]], in general, have the ability to pro-drop any and all arguments.<ref name=":2"/> Hindi is a [[Split ergativity|split-ergative]] language and when the subject of the sentence is in the ergative case (also when the sentence involves the infinitive participle, which requires the subject to be in the dative case<ref name=":3">Bhatt, Rajesh (2003). Experiencer subjects. Handout from MIT course “Structure of the Modern Indo-Aryan Languages”.</ref>), the verb of the sentence agrees in gender and number with the object of the sentence, hence making it possible to drop the object since it can be contextually inferred from the gender of the verb.

In the example below, the subject is in the [[ergative case]] and the verb agrees in [[Grammatical number|number]] and [[Grammatical gender|gender]] with the direct object.

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 {{fs interlinear|lang=hi|glossing=link
 |तुमने {नाद्या को} खाना दिया?
 |tumne {nādyā ko} khānā diyā?
 |you.ERG nadya.DAT.FEM food.NOM.MASC give.PFV.PTCP.MASC.SG
 |"Did you give the food to Nadya?"}}
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 {{fs interlinear|lang=hi|glossing=link
 |हाँ दे दिया।|hā̃ de diyā.
 |yes give give.PFV.PTCP.MASC.SG
 |"yes, ('''I''')'' gave ''('''her food''')."}}
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</blockquote>

In the example below, the subject is in the [[dative case]] and the verb agrees in [[Grammatical number|number]] and [[Grammatical gender|gender]] with the direct object.

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 {{fs interlinear|lang=hi|glossing=link
 |तुम्हें खानी हैं ये चीज़ें?
 |tumhẽ khānī ha͠i ye chīzẽ?
 |you.DAT eat.INF.PTCP.FEM.PL be.3PL these.NOM.PL things.NOM.FEM.PL
 |"Do you want to eat these things?"}}
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 {{fs interlinear|lang=hi|glossing=link
 |हाँ खानी हैं।|hā̃ khānī ha͠i.
 |yes eat.INF.PTCP.FEM.PL be.3PL
 |"yes, ('''I''') want to."}}
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</blockquote>

In the example below, the subject is in the nominative case and the verb agrees in [[Grammatical number|number]], [[Grammatical gender|gender]], and also in [[Grammatical person|person]] with the subject.

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 {{fs interlinear|lang=hi|glossing=link
 |चलोगी देखने फ़िल्म?
 |chalogī dekhne film?
 |go.2SG.FUT.FEM watch.INF.OBL film.FEM
 |"will ('''you'''.{{gcl|FEM|feminine gender}}) go watch a film ''(with '''me''')''?"}}
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 {{fs interlinear|lang=hi|glossing=link
 |हाँ चलूँगी।
 |hā̃ chalū̃gī.
 |yes go.1SG.FUT.FEM
 |"yes, ('''I'''.{{gcl|FEM|feminine gender}}) will go."}}
{{Col-end}}
</blockquote>