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en:grammar:questions [2022-09-11 09:06] – [Embedded questions] xuo -> xwo christian | en:grammar:questions [2023-01-29 11:10] (current) – [Content questions] christian | ||
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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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**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 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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... – 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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Questions can be embedded within other clauses. Content questions are embedded without any changes (except by adjusting pronouns as needed). | Questions can be embedded within other clauses. Content questions are embedded without any changes (except by adjusting pronouns as needed). | ||
- | **Nas no xwo yexo a unotra nas xi ke jen.** – We haven' | + | **Nas no xvo yexo a unotra nas xi ke jen.** – We haven' |
In the case of questions ending in **ka**, that final particle is dropped and the embedded question is instead introduced with **se** 'if, whether' | In the case of questions ending in **ka**, that final particle is dropped and the embedded question is instead introduced with **se** 'if, whether' | ||
- | **Mi [wonder] | + | **Mi konside |
- | **Ya li wen mi se mi yau kofi au cai.** – He/She asked me whether I wanted coffee or tea. | + | **Ya li ven mi se mi yau kofi au cai.** – He/She asked me whether I wanted coffee or tea. |
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