THE INTERROGATIV
The interrogativ pronoun is kim ? kif ? kis ? when used independently, and kiom ? kiof ? kios ? when used as an adjectiv.
THE ADJECTIV IN -IK
All other adjectivs are formed from nouns by adding the ending -ik. Gud, goodness; gudik, good. Löf, love; löfik, dear; löflik, lovely. Yel, year; yelik, pertaining to the year; yelsik, yearly. Any word with the end-syllable -ik is surely an adjectiv.
EXERCISE 12
| Sevob, I know. | Läd, lady, Madam. | Din, thing. |
| Lautob, I compose [a book]. |
Sevob mani, kel penom bukis at. Man, keli sevob, penom bukis at. Kirn penom bukis . Lautel. Kis binom lautel ? Lautel binom man ut, kel lautom bukis. Kif binof läd et, kel labof dogi ? Läd et binof jisanel B---; matel ofa binom sanel obsik.
I see the man who gives money to the boys. Who knows the author of this book ? The doctor's wife knows the man who is the author of the book. What is a merchant ? A merchant is a man who buys and sells things. Who is that woman ? That woman is a teacher, who teaches boys and girls.
EXERCISE 13
| Gudik, good. | Badik, bad. | Spelob, I hope. | |||
| Gud, goodness. | Bad, badness. | Das, that. | |||
| Lonedik, long. | Blefik, short. | Lad, heart. | |||
| Manik, male, masculin. | Jilik, female, feminin. | Ladlik, hearty, cordial. | |||
| Gletik, great, large. | Smalik, small, little. | Subsat, noun. | |||
| Mödik, many, much. | Neudik, neuter. | Saunik, well, healthy. | |||
| Nemödik, a few. | Neit, night. | Valik, all. | |||
| Te, only. | Löfik, dear, [beloved]. | Delidik, dear, [costly]. | |||
| Nedelidik, cheap. | Ed, used before a vowel, means and. |
