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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 Yual șeyņ?'' 'Can Yual (Yoel) sing?'. Then the 'yes' and 'no' answers are:
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 Yual șeyņ, ăn efșăr?'' 'Yual can't sing, can he?'
* 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 Yual șeyņ, năch efșăr?'' 'Yual can sing, can't he?'
* 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.
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