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*<i>Kattenes ball/Ballet kattenes</i> - The cat's ball/The ball of the cat | *<i>Kattenes ball/Ballet kattenes</i> - The cat's ball/The ball of the cat | ||
====<i>Ja</i> and <i>Ju</i>==== | |||
In Alska there are two affirmative words: <i>Ja</i>, which is used for regular yes/no answers, and <i>Ju</i>, which is used for negative questions. | |||
Negative Questions are formed when <i>ikke</i> is used. Observe the difference between these two questions: | |||
*<i>Vil du lufer med mig?</i> - Do you want to run with me? | |||
*<i>Vil du ikke lufer med mig?</i> - <b>Don't</b> you want to run with me? | |||
The answer to the first question would be <i>Ja</i>, while <i>Ju</i> would have to be used in the second question if the person does in fact want to go running. | |||
This helps with the confusion that occurs with negative questions. For example, in English, the question <i>'don't you want to run with me?'</i> is not seen as an inherently negative statement, but when one separates <i>'don't'</i>, the statement's implied meaning changes. Now it becomes <i>'do you <b>not</b> want to run with me.'</i>. Answering yes to this question would mean that you do not want to run, but if you do want to run, you would have to clarify the statement: <i>'Yes, I do want to run with you.'</i> | |||
The use of <i>Ju</i> eliminates the need for this confusion. | |||
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