Anak mi mirip songon ise? Who to be auxiliary + S + V + O
“Who does your boy look like? English” 75.
Tu ise do ilehen ko kue i? Ilehen ko tu ise kue i?
Kue i lehen ko tu ise? Whom to be auxiliary + S + V + O
“Whom do you give the cake to? English” 76.
Ise do dongan mu ro tu son? Dongan mu ise ro tu son?
Tuson ro dongan mu ise? Who to be auxiliary + S + V + O
“Who do you come here with? English
3. ANDIGAN = WHEN
The question words “andigan“ is used to ask about time when a certain activity will be performed or conducted. The meaning is more or less similar with when in
English For examples:
77. Andigan do ho marbagas?
Marbagas andigan ma ho?
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Ho marbagas andigan? When to be + auxiliary + S + V + O
“When did you get married? English” 78.
Andigan do ho ro tu son? Ho ro andigan tu son?
Tu son ro ho andigan? When to be + auxiliary + S + V + O
“When did you arrive here? English” 79.
Andigan do i tabusi ho karos on? Karosi on andigan itabusi ho?
Ho manabusi karosi on andigan? When to be + auxiliary + S + V + O
“When did you buy this chair? English 80.
Andigan do ho mulak tu Jakarta? Mulak tu Jakarta ho andigan?
Tu Jakarta andigan ho mulak? When to be + auxiliary + S + V + O
“When will you come back from Jakarta? English” 81.
Andigan do ho kehe tu Medan? Tu Medan andigan do ho kehe?
Ho kehe tu Medan andigan? When to be + auxiliary + S + V + O
“ When will you go to Medan? English”
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4. PIGA = HOW MANY
Piga is question word used to ask the total number countable nouns or quantity of something including the number of things or persons. It may have a meaning ‘how many’
in English, as exemplified in the following.
For Examples:
82. Piga noli do ho mangan sadari ?
Sadari piga noli ho mangan? Ho mangan sadari piga noli?
How often + to be auxiliary + S “How often do you eat in a day? English”
83. Piga noli do ho ro tu sadun saminggu?
Ho ro piga noli tusadun saminggu? Saminggu tu sadun ho ro piga noli?
How often + to be auxiliary + S “How often do you go there in a week? English”
84. Piga do kota idalani ho?
Ho piga do kota idalani ho? Idalani ho kota piga do?
How many + + to be auxiliary + S +V3 “How many city have you travelled? English”
85. Piga do jom nai tabusi mi?
Nai tabusi mi piga do jom i?
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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
