interrogative words and indefinite pronouns
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In LPQR, the following interrogative words (slovǐ-questii) are used:
“čjto”(what), “kto”(who) ,“kakoj”(which), “gdje”(where(location)), “kogda”(when), “otkuda” (where from), “kuda” (where (direction)), “počemu” (why) and “kak” (how).
The words “čjto” and “kto” have an oblique case: “čjevo” and “kovo.”
LPQR has indefinite pronouns. They are formed by adding the particle "-to" to interrogative words.
Question word | Question word Oblique case | Indefinite pronoun | Indefinite Pronoun Oblique case | Meaning |
čjto (what) | čjevo | čjto-to | čjevo-to | something |
Kto (who) | kovo | kto-to | kovo-to | someone |
Kakoj (which) | kakoj-to | some | ||
Gde (where(location)) | gde-to | Somewhere (location) | ||
Kogda (when) | kogda-to | once upon a time | ||
Otkuda (where from) | otkuda-to | from somewhere | ||
kuda(where (direction)) | kuda-to | Somewhere (direction) | ||
počjemu(why) | počjemu-to | for some reason | ||
Kak (how) | kak-to | somehow |
Examples:
Ja slǐšal cjto-to | I heard something. |
• Kto-to stojat u dverj | Someone is standing at the door. |
• Oni našol kakoj-to ključj | They found some key. |
• Mǐ vstretjelisja gde-to v gorod | We met somewhere in the city. |
• Ja vstaval kogda-to v čas-tri | I once got up at three o'clock. |
• Pojezd prishol otkuda-to iz nord | The train came from somewhere in the north. |
• Oni idti kuda-to v tenj | They go somewhere into the shadows. |
• Ona počjemu-to rasplakalsja | For some reason she started crying. |
• On kak-to strano smotrel na mjenje | He looked at me in a strange way. |
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