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Bare-copula questions are answered in the following way: | Bare-copula questions are answered in the following way: | ||
Say the question is אן אפשר לא יואל שעין׳ ''Ăn efșăr lă | Say the question is אן אפשר לא יואל שעין׳ ''Ăn efșăr lă Yuil șeyņ?'' 'Can Yuil (Yoel) sing?'. Then the 'yes' and 'no' answers are: | ||
* אפשר ''Efșăr.'' 'Yes (he can).' | * אפשר ''Efșăr.'' 'Yes (he can).' | ||
* כֿנאפשר ''Chnefșăr.'' 'No (he can't).' | * כֿנאפשר ''Chnefșăr.'' 'No (he can't).' | ||
The tag questions work as follows: | The tag questions work as follows: | ||
* כֿנאפשר לא יואל שעין׳, אן אפֿשר ''Chnefșăr lă | * כֿנאפשר לא יואל שעין׳, אן אפֿשר ''Chnefșăr lă Yuil șeyņ, ăn efșăr?'' 'Yuil can't sing, can he?' | ||
* אפשר לא יואל שעין׳, נאך אפֿשר ''Efșăr lă | * אפשר לא יואל שעין׳, נאך אפֿשר ''Efșăr lă Yuil șeyņ, năch efșăr?'' 'Yuil can sing, can't he?' | ||
Only the present affirmative form differs from the usual copula. The interrogative particle ''ăn'' changes to ''ăm'' before a labial, and ''chan'' becomes ''cha'' before a vowel. | Only the present affirmative form differs from the usual copula. The interrogative particle ''ăn'' changes to ''ăm'' before a labial, and ''chan'' becomes ''cha'' before a vowel. | ||