Translate into Hindi. Use
V-n:ð ka  or V-n:ð ki  wherever possible.  
1. The farmers tried to clear ( s:af
kr ) the wells before the rainy season b:rs:at: f ).  
3. They must be in a hurry to fill the boat.  
4. Wait for the right moment ( G:_i f
) to come.  Then we'll show our strength.  
6. She began to be sorry she stayed.  
(An earlier version of this translation exercise appears in § 9B of
 Hindi Structures
1979, p 77.)  
Key. 
To cloze exercise.  
Back to notes on linking verb to verb with
V-n:ð ka. 
To index of grammatical notes.  
To index of  m:lhar.  
Posted 3 Sep 2001.  
2. The army has gotten the order to stop all tourists. 
5. Maybe somebody is thinking of opening a new shop here.