If the sentence contains an interrogativ word, such as, who? which? what? how? when? where? li is unnecessary.
EXERCISE 23.
Kikod? why? Kiplad or klöp? where? Kipladi? where (to what place)? Kiüp or kitim? when? Liko? how? These are interrogativs which do not require -li.
Stadön, to be [in a certain state or condition], to do, as in “how do you do?”
Liko stadol, o söl!? Stadob gudiko, danob ole ( or danis). Li-ebinol lonedo in zif? No lonedo, ekömob bletimo de Madrid. Binom-li Madrid zif jönik? Binom lejönik; ilöfoböv blibön us lonedumo. Kiöp lom olik binom? Lom obik binom in Boston, ab labob flenis mödik in zif at. Li-estudol flentapüki? Estudob flentapüki ab no kanob pükön omi gudiko. Li-kapälol valikosi keli lilädol? Si, o söl! ti valikosi.
Have you seen my father to-day? No, sir; is he not in the house? Have you read the newspapers to-day? I have not had time to read. How is your father to-day? Thanks; he is (stadom) much better. His many friends will have much pleasure when they [shall] know it.
THE FREQUENTATIV FORM OR AORIST.
When a verb refers to the habitual performance of an action, this may be indicated by adding the letter i (pronounced as a separate syllable) to the tense augment. Thus,
| ai-, pai-, |
äi-, päi-, |
ei-, pei-, |
ii-, pii-, |
oi-, poi-, |
ui-. pui-. |
