Questions

Questions in coskian work similarly to english, in the sense that we need to change the order of the words.

Example: "haaf tu gegen tö engelland?" (Have you been to england?)

Notice english also changes the order.

Now, we'll see question words (wh-words) and how to answer them in coskian:

What: what refers to an object, most times an inanimate noun, the coskian word is "kwet" and we can answer a "kwet" question with "tjjs" or "teet", equivalents to english this and that.

Who: who refers to animate nouns, generally humans, the coskian word is "kwam" and we can answer with a personal pronoun (like ek, tu, han, herh, jt etc.).

Why: why refers to the reason something was done, the coskian word is "kwaaröm" and we answer with "ferteet", equivalent to english because.

How: how refers to the method or way something is done, the coskian word is "hjöö" and we can answer with "sö", "jn tjjs weg" or "jn teet weg".

When: when refers to the time something was done, the coskian word is "kwen" and we can answer with a time adverb like "nu", "ten" or more complex ways of expressing time.

Where: where refers to the place something was done, the coskian word is "kwer" and we can answer with a locative phrase (jn...) or with an adverb like "her" or "ter".

How much/many: how much/many refers to a quantity, the coskian word is hjöömeg, and we answer with a number.