Re: Questions and indefinites
Posted: 06 Jan 2014 19:42
Géarthnuns
(1)
Cheths lav sít hödimtel?
[tʃɛθs lav sit ˌhødimˈtɛl]
who-NOM AUX.PRES.IMPERS 1SG-ACC watch-INTERR
Who is watching me?
Shahöcheths lav sít dimtel.
[ʃaˈhøtʃɛθs lav sit dimˈtɛl]
somebody-NOM AUX.PRES.IMPERS 1SG-ACC watch
Somebody is watching me.
(2)
Öçek lé chensat hötel?
[øˈɕɛk la ˈtʃɛ̃sat høˈtɛl]
2SG-NOM AUX.PAST what-ACC see-INTERR
What did you see?
Öçek lé shahöchensat tel.
[øˈɕɛk la ˌʃahøˈtʃɛ̃sat tɛl]
2SG-NOM AUX.PAST something-ACC see
You saw something.
(3)
Öçek la chensat hödravnath?
[øˈɕɛk la ˈtʃɛ̃sat høˈdɾavnaθ]
2SG-NOM AUX.PRES what-ACC do-INTERR
What are you doing?
Öçek la shahöchensat dravnath.
[øˈɕɛk la ˌʃahøˈtʃɛ̃sat ˈdɾavnaθ]
2SG-NOM AUX.PRES something-ACC do
You are doing something.
(4)
San la cher'ha höhan?
[ˈsan la tʃɛɾˈha høˈhan]
3SG-NOM AUX.PRES where live-INTERR
Where does she live?
San la shahödínsav han.
[ˈsan la ʃahøˈdĩsav ˌhan]
3SG-NOM AUX.PRES somewhere-LOC live
She lives somewhere.
(5)
Chak flahansap chegvenap la öçkek hönöi?
[tʃak flaˈhɑ̃sap tʃɛˈgvɛnap la ˈøɕkɛk høˈnøj]
DEF.PL flower-NOM.PL which-NOM.PL AUX.PRES 2SG-DAT be-INTERR
Which flowers are yours?
Sak flahansap zçaunenap la öçkek nöi.
[sak flaˈhɑ̃sap ʑɔˈnɛnap la ˈøɕkɛk ˌnøj]
INDEF.PL flower-NOM.PL some-NOM.PL AUX.PRES 2SG-DAT be
Some flowers are yours.
(1)
Cheths lav sít hödimtel?
[tʃɛθs lav sit ˌhødimˈtɛl]
who-NOM AUX.PRES.IMPERS 1SG-ACC watch-INTERR
Who is watching me?
Shahöcheths lav sít dimtel.
[ʃaˈhøtʃɛθs lav sit dimˈtɛl]
somebody-NOM AUX.PRES.IMPERS 1SG-ACC watch
Somebody is watching me.
(2)
Öçek lé chensat hötel?
[øˈɕɛk la ˈtʃɛ̃sat høˈtɛl]
2SG-NOM AUX.PAST what-ACC see-INTERR
What did you see?
Öçek lé shahöchensat tel.
[øˈɕɛk la ˌʃahøˈtʃɛ̃sat tɛl]
2SG-NOM AUX.PAST something-ACC see
You saw something.
(3)
Öçek la chensat hödravnath?
[øˈɕɛk la ˈtʃɛ̃sat høˈdɾavnaθ]
2SG-NOM AUX.PRES what-ACC do-INTERR
What are you doing?
Öçek la shahöchensat dravnath.
[øˈɕɛk la ˌʃahøˈtʃɛ̃sat ˈdɾavnaθ]
2SG-NOM AUX.PRES something-ACC do
You are doing something.
(4)
San la cher'ha höhan?
[ˈsan la tʃɛɾˈha høˈhan]
3SG-NOM AUX.PRES where live-INTERR
Where does she live?
San la shahödínsav han.
[ˈsan la ʃahøˈdĩsav ˌhan]
3SG-NOM AUX.PRES somewhere-LOC live
She lives somewhere.
(5)
Chak flahansap chegvenap la öçkek hönöi?
[tʃak flaˈhɑ̃sap tʃɛˈgvɛnap la ˈøɕkɛk høˈnøj]
DEF.PL flower-NOM.PL which-NOM.PL AUX.PRES 2SG-DAT be-INTERR
Which flowers are yours?
Sak flahansap zçaunenap la öçkek nöi.
[sak flaˈhɑ̃sap ʑɔˈnɛnap la ˈøɕkɛk ˌnøj]
INDEF.PL flower-NOM.PL some-NOM.PL AUX.PRES 2SG-DAT be
Some flowers are yours.