nuq

/nuq/
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An interrogative for asking what a thing is or which thing fills an unknown place in a question.

Examples

  • ponglIj nuq?
    What is your name?
  • Duj ghoStaH nuq?
    What is approaching the ship?
  • nuq Sop?
    What did they eat?
  • nuq 'oH ponglIj'e'?
    What is your name?
  • qaStaH nuq?
    What is happening?

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Usage

Place nuq where the unknown answer belongs, use 'Iv instead for a person, and reserve -'a' for yes-or-no questions.

Common mistakes

nuq bISop? keeps a no-object prefix even though the question word is the object, so the correct form is nuq DaSop?.

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