| To Need - Ru Fahei | ||
| Positive | Negative | |
| Basic | Ifahei | Ufahei |
| Do | Kifahei | Kufahei |
| Will | Sifahei | Sufahei |
| Would | Zifahei | Zufahei |
| Can | Lifahei | Lufahei |
| Could | Pifahei | Pufahei |
| May/might | Mifahei | Mufahei |
| Must | Nifahei | Nufahei |
| Ought to/should | Xifahei | Xufahei |
The basic positive and negative forms are mostly used for answer yes/no questions. The most correct way to answer a question is to repeat the verb with i- or u-.
Example:
O amufu gaparu nei?
Will you eat the apple?
Ihamufu/Uhamufu
Yes/No (in the future)
Ihamu/Uhamu
Yes/No (now)
I/U
Yes/No (impolite, implies annoyance or frustration with the question)
The other modalities are used similarly to their English equivalents. For example will gets the prefix si-, and will not gets the prefix su-.
Just the prefixes:
| Modality | Positive | Negative |
| Basic | I- | U- |
| Do | Ki- | Ku- |
| Will | Si- | Su- |
| Would | Zi- | Zu- |
| Can | Li- | Lu- |
| Could | Pi- | Pu- |
| May/might | Mi- | Mu- |
| Must | Ni- | Nu- |
| Ought to/should | Xi- | Xu- |
No comments:
Post a Comment