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**por ke** – why\\ | **por ke** – why\\ | ||
**kam** – how much, how many, how (degree)\\ | **kam** – how much, how many, how (degree)\\ | ||
+ | **kes** – whose\\ | ||
**kese** – how | **kese** – how | ||
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**Ti [practice] kam?** – How much do you practice?\\ | **Ti [practice] kam?** – How much do you practice?\\ | ||
**Ti [practice] kam kai?** – How often do you practice? | **Ti [practice] kam kai?** – How often do you practice? | ||
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+ | **Kes** is used to ask a possessive relationship (in a very wide sense). | ||
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+ | **Si xi kes ruma?** – Whose house is this?\\ | ||
+ | **Tina xi kes nubet?** – Tina is whose daughter? / Whose daughter is Tina? | ||
XXX Examples for **kese** ' | XXX Examples for **kese** ' | ||
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... – She showed her friend how to do it.\\ | ... – She showed her friend how to do it.\\ | ||
... – I remember well how I first met her/him. (used as conjunction) | ... – I remember well how I first met her/him. (used as conjunction) | ||
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+ | Note: **kes** is derived from **ke** using the **-s** suffix that's also used to form the [[pronouns# | ||
XXX Explain how to express ' | XXX Explain how to express ' |
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