Lesson 2

This is how you ask about things. It is important to remember that answers must use the oblique case. For example:

• Zēnzatkē sām kem? - "What is that?"

• Sām kem tommik. - "That is a house."

Unlike other languages, the complement of the verb "to be" ('satu')  is also in the oblique case, while the things we talk about are in the subjective case.

• Sām gaya sorak. - The tea is hot.

• Sām abōr tamuk. - The apple is sweet.

• Sām tūros zamaōnik. - The cheese is tasty.

In this case, answering this question, those things are in the subjective case, while what comes after the prepositions is in the prepositional case (-n if the word ends in vowel, -ēn if the word ends in consonant).

• Sām non atas pizan. - The bread is on the table.

• Sām miski no rokidomēn. - The sugar is in the cupboard.