The question word “apo” together with the noun functions as the subject of the interrogative sentence. When the question word is in the medial position, it is
an iterrogative adjective, that is the question inquires the choice of of the noun rather than simply asks for information about something. When the question
word is used in the medial position, it will be preceded by noun, and is followed by the word “yang”, than comes the pronoun subject “aban” and the verb
“baco”. Thus when the question word takes the medial position, the interrogative sentence takes either one of this structure.
2. The Question Word “Ndak apo”
The question word “ndak apo” means “for what the goal” this is used to ask the information about the goal of the verb. Below is a list of the Muko-Muko
interrogative sentences showing the use of the question word “ndak apo” meaning “for what the goal”.
Examples: - Ndak apo inyo paing kek sakola?
nd ʌk ʌpəʊ ɪnjəʊ pʌɪŋ kek sʌkɒlʌ?
For what does shehe go to school?
Here, the question word occupies the initial position as the subject of interrogative sentence, followed by pronoun subject “inyo” means “shehe”,
verb “paing” means “go”, preposition “kek” means “to”, and adverb of place “sakola” means “school”.
- Ndak apo aban datang kek umah ambo?
nd ʌk ʌpəʊ ʌbʌn dʌtʌŋ kek ʊmʌh ʌmbəʊ?
For what do you come to my house? In this sentence, the question word “ndak apo” puts the initial position as the
subject of interrogative sentence, followed by pronoun subject “aban” means
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“you”, then the verb “datang” means “come”, next preosition “kek” means “to”, then noun “umah” means “house”, and the last the possessive pronoun “ambo”
means “my”. -
Ndak apo kito balajar Bahaso Inggris?
nd ʌk ʌpəʊ kɪtəʊ bʌlʌʤʌ: bʌhʌsəʊ ɪŋg:ɪs?
For what do we study English? From this sentence, we can see that the question word “ndak apo” also
occupies the initial position and it is also as the subject of interrogative sentence. It is followed by pronoun subject “kito” means “we”, then the verb “belaja”
means “study”, last the noun “Bahaso Inggris” means “English”.
3. The Quesiton Word “Untuk apo”
The question word “untuk apo” means “what is the reason for”, or simply translated as “why”. This question word has the same meaning and function with
the question word “mengapo”, thus it is used to ask about the motive or the reason of an action or an event. The question word “untuk apo” is same with the
other question words above, that is followed by pronoun. Below is the list of the interrogative sentences with the question word
“untuk apo”.
Examples: - untuk apo inyo ambik pitih abak inyo?
ʊntʊk ʌpəʊ ɪnjəʊ ʌmbɪk pɪtɪh ʌbʌk ɪnjəʊ? What does heshe take hisher father’s money for?
This sentence has a similar structure from the examples above. The question word takes the inital position as the subject of interrogative sentence. It is
followed by relative pronoun subject “inyo” means “heshe”, then the verb
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“ambik” means “take”, next the noun “pitih abak” means “money of father”, and last the possesive pronoun “inyo” means “hisher”.
- Untuk apo kito karejo tiap haring?
ʊntʊk ʌpəʊ kɪtəʊ kʌ:eʤɒ tɪʌp hʌ:ɪŋ? What do we work everyday?
This sentence has a similar structure from the examples above. The question word takes the inital position as the subject of interrogative sentence. It is
followed by pronoun subject “kito” means “we”, then the verb “karejo” means “work”, and last the adverb of time in present tense “tiap haring” means
“everyday”. -
Untuk apo aban munuh inyo? ʊntʊk ʌpəʊ ʌbʌn mʊnʊh ɪnjəʊ?
what do you kill him for? From this sentence, we can see that the question word “untuk apo” also
occupies the initial position and it is also as the subject of interrogative sentence. It is followed by pronoun subject “aban” means “you”, then the verb
“munuh” means “kill”, last the pronoun object “inyo” means “him”. -
Untuk apo aban agihkan hadiah itung kek ambo? ʊntʊk ʌpəʊ ʌbʌn ʌgɪhkʌn hʌdɪʌh ɪtʊŋ kek ʌmbəʊ?
what do you give the gift to me? In this sentence, the question word “untuk apo” puts the initial position as
the subject of interrogative sentence, followed by pronoun subject “aban” means “you”, then the verb “agihkan” means “give”, then the noun “hadiah”
menas “gift”, then the article “itung” means “that”, next preposition “kek” means “to”, then pronoun object “ambo” means “me”.
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4. The Question Word “Siapo”
