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THE INTERROGATIV
The interrogativ pronoun is '''kim ? kif ? kis ?''' when used independently, and '''kiom ? kiof ? kios ?''' when used as an adjectiv.

THE ADJECTIV IN -IK
All other adjectivs are formed from nouns by adding the ending -ik. Gud, goodness; gudik, good. L&ouml;f, love; l&ouml;fik, dear; l&ouml;flik, lovely. Yel, year; yelik, pertaining to the year; yelsik, yearly. Any word with the end-syllable -ik is surely an adjectiv. = EXERCISE 12 =

'''Sevob mani, kel penom bukis at. Man, keli sevob, penom bukis at.''' '''Kirn penom bukis. Lautel. Kis binom lautel ? Lautel binom man ut, kel''' '''lautom bukis. Kif binof l&auml;d et, kel labof dogi ? L&auml;d et binof''' jisanel B---; matel ofa binom sanel obsik.

I see the man who gives money to the boys. Who knows the author of this book ? The doctor's wife knows the man who is the author of the book. What is a merchant ? A merchant is a man who buys and sells things. Who is that woman ? That woman is a teacher, who teaches boys and girls.

= EXERCISE 13 =