The basic structure
of a question is subject + verb + question word
Subject |
Verb |
Question word |
Demo |
makae nasi |
dano? |
Demo |
dudok |
mano? |
Dio |
namo |
apo? |
You are eating?
You live where?
S/he has what name? (What is his/her name?)
To answer these
questions, drop the question word and add
the place with di- (for dano questions) or the object (for apo
questions *We will look more specifically at apo questions next
lesson. What is important here is to understand the pattern).
Subject |
Verb |
Answer |
Demo |
makae nasi |
di-keda nasi. |
Demo |
dudok |
di-Yala. |
Dio |
namo |
Mohammed. |
You are eating at the restaurant.
You live in Yala.
He has the name of Mohammed. (His name is Mohammed.) |