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șu/șîn/șud can be used by themselves as pronouns: ''De șîn?'' 'What's that?' | șu/șîn/șud can be used by themselves as pronouns: טע שין ''De șîn?'' (< *ciod é sin) 'What's that?' | ||
In "X is-the Y" type sentences ''cu'' 'who' and ''de'' 'what' can be used by itself: ''Cu tüsă?'' 'Who are you? (Identify yourself.)' (expecting an answer that is a definite noun) but to make other ''îș''-sentences into questions you have to use ''deș'': ''Deș efșăr lum ă zean îzăr?'' 'What can I even do?' | In "X is-the Y" type sentences ''cu'' 'who' and ''de'' 'what' can be used by itself: ''Cu tüsă?'' 'Who are you? (Identify yourself.)' (expecting an answer that is a definite noun) but to make other ''îș''-sentences into questions you have to use ''deș'': ''Deș efșăr lum ă zean îzăr?'' 'What can I even do?' | ||