Jom nai tabusi mi piga do? How many + to be auxiliary + S +V
“How many watches did you buy? English” 86.
Piga noli do ho marganti baju sadari? Ho piga noli marganti baju sadari?
Sadari ho marganti baju piga noli? How many + to be auxiliary + S
“How many times do you change your clothes a day? English”
5. SADIA how much
Sadia is a question word to show the total number of uncountable nouns. It may take the meaning of ‘how much’ in English.
For Examples:
87. Sadia do umur mu sannari?
Umur mu sadia do sannari? Sannari umur mu sadia?
How old + to be + S “How old are you now? English”
88. Sadia dao do stasiun kareta api sian on?
Sian on sadia dao do stasiun kareta api? Stasiun kareta api sian on dao na sadia?
How + far + to be + S ”How far is the railway station from here?
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89. Sadia bahat do epeng mu?
Epeng mu sadia bahat? Epeng mu bahat na sadia?
How much + noun + to be + S “How much money do you have? English”
90. Sadia do umur ni ayah mu?
Ayah mu sadia umur na? Umur ni ayah mu sadia?
How + old + to be + S “How old is your father? English”
6. DIA Idia =where, Na dia= which, Tu dia=where, sian dia=from where
Question word ‘Dia’ is used to ask information related to a place, or something. In any case, it is often added with preposition in forming a question.
For examples:
91. Sian dia ipinjam ko epeng i?
I pinjam ko sian dia epeng i? Epeng i sian dia i pinjam ko?
Whom + from + borrow + you + money? Whom do you borrow that money from? English”
92. Nai dia do ipili ho?
Ho nai dia ipili ho?
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Ipili ho nai dia? Which one + choose + S?
Which one do you choose? English” 93.
Tu dia do au kehe? Kehe tu dia do au?
Au kehe tudia? Where + S + auxiliary + go?
“Where I should go? English” 94.
Sian dia ma ioban ho boru i? Where + past + pick up + you?
“Where did you pick the bride up? English” 95.
Sian dia do ho nangkin ? Ho sian dia nangkin ?
Nangkin ho sian dia ? Where + auxiliary + S + from ?
“Where were you from ? English” 96.
Idia do bagas nai pajonjong mi? Bagas nai dia do nai pajonjong mi?
Nai pajonjong mi bagas i nai dia? Where + past + build + S + O?
“Where did you build your house? English” 97.
Idia do ipasimpan ko sere mi? Ipasimpan ko idia do sere mi?
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Sere mi ipasimpan ko idia? Where + past + save + S + O?
“Where did you save your gold? English”
7. ASO = WHY
