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șu/șin/șud can be used by themselves as pronouns: טע שין ''De șin?'' (< *ciod é sin) 'What's that?'
șu/șin/șud can be used by themselves as pronouns: טע שין ''De șin?'' (< *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 ''iș''-sentences into questions you have to use ''deș'': ''Deș efșăr lum ă zhean izăr?'' '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 ''iș''-sentences into questions you have to use ''deș'': ''Deș efșăr lum ă zhean bichlál?'' 'What can I even do?'


sr' > șr (dial. stŗ or ștŗ)
sr' > șr (dial. stŗ or ștŗ)