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- |
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