In English, you change a sentence's word order to make it a question. In Fengati, however, word order isn't really important, so, to avoid ambiguity, interrogative particles must be used. They are usually the sentence's first word, but their placement is completely free. We'll see how to say "why", "how" and others, but first, let's see what particles are used to make a sentence a question :
The first one is "cu". It is used to say that a sentence is a question to which one can answer using either "no" or "yes".
If the question can't be answered with "yes/no", then use "cao" for any question. Example :
I am a moth = Sto falen
Am I a moth ? = Cu sto falen ?
What are you ? = Cao nani stê ?
"Cao" can be used with words like "how, why, who, when, and where" separatively, or you can mix the two to shorten the sentence. In a previous chapter, you saw that "Cwan sta bal ?" means "What is beautiful ?" ; it means that "Cwan" means "What ?" (cao+nani). Example :
What are you ? = Cwan stê ?
Here are all English "wh-" words with their translation and their agglutinated versions :
What = Nan(i) -> cao+nan(i) = cwan
When = Vaan -> cao+vaan = cnav
Who = Xkê -> cao+xkê = xêc
Where = Duv(a) -> cao+duv(a) = cuv(a)
How = Hof -> cao+hof = cawf
Why = Prav(ka) -> cao-prav(ka) = caav
Example :
You are a moth = Stê falen
Are you a moth ? = Cu stê falen ?
Why are you a moth ? = Caav stê falen ?
Where are you ? = Cuva stê ?
Now, translate these short sentences in Fengati :
Who's a moth ? | When were you a moth ? | Why am I a moth ?
If you got it right, try to translate this kinda-complicated sentence into English :
Caav stem en-al buz ?
The next chapter will focus on a very strange concept : non-verb conjugation. It is complicated to grasp, and mastering it is not necessary, so the next chapter is (very) optional.
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