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**Ya ga lai ka?** – Will he/she come? | **Ya ga lai ka?** – Will he/she come? | ||
- | **Ti li no fa it.** – You didn't do it.\\ | + | **Ti no li fa it.** – You didn't do it.\\ |
- | **Ti li no fa it ka?** – Didn't you do it? | + | **Ti no li fa it ka?** – Didn't you do it? |
The answer to such question typically consists in, or starts with, either **xi**, which means ' | The answer to such question typically consists in, or starts with, either **xi**, which means ' | ||
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**ke tem** – when\\ | **ke tem** – when\\ | ||
**ke xos** – what\\ | **ke xos** – what\\ | ||
- | **kese** – how\\ | + | **por ke** – why\\ |
- | **por ke** – why | + | **kam** – how much, how many, how (degree)\\ |
+ | **kes** – whose\\ | ||
+ | **kese** – how | ||
(XXX Complete list.) | (XXX Complete list.) | ||
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The expression **ke xos** ' | The expression **ke xos** ' | ||
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+ | **Kam** is used to ask about quantities. | ||
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+ | **Kam kulin [remain]?** – How much food is left?\\ | ||
+ | **Kam jen li lai?** – How many people came?\\ | ||
+ | **Ti [practice] kam?** – How much do you practice?\\ | ||
+ | **Ti [practice] kam kai?** – How often do you practice? | ||
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+ | **Kes** is used to ask about 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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... – I remember well how I first met her/him. (used as conjunction) | ... – I remember well how I first met her/him. (used as conjunction) | ||
- | XXX Explain how to express ' | + | Note: **kes** is derived from **ke** using the **-s** suffix that's also used to form the [[pronouns# |
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+ | XXX Explain how to express ' | ||
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+ | ===== Embedded questions ===== | ||
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+ | Questions can be embedded within other clauses. Content questions are embedded without any changes (except by adjusting pronouns as needed). | ||
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+ | **Nas no xvo yexo a unotra nas xi ke jen.** – We haven' | ||
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+ | In the case of questions ending in **ka**, that final particle is dropped | ||
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+ | **Mi konside se tum bisa fa it.** – I wonder whether you can do it.\\ | ||
+ | **Ya li ven mi se mi yau kofi au cai.** – He/She asked me whether I wanted coffee or tea. | ||
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