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b. Agent 3rd Person Singular. 
Jitte zewar hath lagde hanis itte na lahionis, Though all 
these jewels came to his hands, he did not take them. 
Lahionis has its first syllable shortened. 
Muhre kit bhuka sationis, As for the mohars he threw them 
away. 
Unhe de hath dhowionis, As for their hands he washed 
them. 
Shukrane khuda de kitonis, Thanks to Grod, he gave them. 
N.B .—In the following the object is double. 
Paqir panj car tuhar kadh karahe ditonis, The faqir 
taking out 4 or 5 pieces gave them to him. 
The following example has been given earlier, viz., when the pro¬ 
nouns with ‘ h ’ were given. 
Tore jo banhe vi rakh dittia hamis, Although female slaves 
too w'ere appointed by me for him. 
Y. They may be met with attached, generally in the so-called 
Dative sense, to any part of the verb. 
Here we will take our examples not according to the persons of the 
pronoun but according to the part of the verb. 
a. The Infinitive. 
Ashkele da babu he, ashkel kithail sikhan vanjanis , He is 
the father of treachery. Where should he go to learn 
treachery from. 
b. The Imperative. 
Vanjan deos, Let him go. 
Dhrukis pukaris, Ttun after him and catch him. 
c. The Potential. 
1st Person with 2nd Pers. Sing. Aff. 
Jiw§ akhaT, As I say to thee. 
Matan khale di mar vi diwai. 
Here in both examples the pronoun is inserted before the final nasal. 
In example 2, too, the root is shortened. 
1st Pers. with 3rd Pers. Sing. Af£. 
Hal puch ghiniaus, Let me enquire about his condition. 
E saza bhSi his ki hakkil diwais, This punishment is 
enough for him that I drive him away. 
2nd Pers. Sing, with 3rd Pers. Afi. 
Til pitls sir kanfi, te mal pitesa vakh, You may lament him 
(sitting) by his head. I will lament him apart. 
