Grammar in questions???

Lukerin · December 30, 2009, 09:55:24 PM

For a simple question like
How are you?
Would the same grammatical rules apply?

Beduino · December 30, 2009, 10:03:49 PM

Ngaru fpom lu srak?

Lukerin · December 30, 2009, 10:06:46 PM

Im a newb, give me a second to translate! Haha!

Beduino · December 30, 2009, 10:08:43 PM

hahahahhaha np!

Lukerin · December 30, 2009, 10:13:55 PM

You win, Im confused! lol!

Beduino · December 30, 2009, 10:22:21 PM

Quote from: Beduino on December 30, 2009, 10:03:49 PM
Ngaru fpom lu srak?

Ngaru fpom lu srak?
You-DAT well-being is?
"how are you?"

thats how I have been seeing it around here ^^

omängum fra'uti · December 30, 2009, 10:25:10 PM

Technically that question isn't "How are you" but a yes/no question (Hence the srak) of "You are well yes?

Lukerin · December 30, 2009, 10:25:48 PM

Wouldnt it be, Ngaya fpom lu srak?

omängum fra'uti · December 30, 2009, 10:27:52 PM

With -ru the more literal translation is something alone the lines of "Well being to you, yes?"

Beduino · December 30, 2009, 10:29:26 PM

Ppl has been using it, but when I came to answer I rlly got myself thinking aobut the dative in "nga-ru"... isn't the dative used to show the recipient of something?

Beduino · December 30, 2009, 10:30:02 PM

Quote from: omängum fra'uti on December 30, 2009, 10:27:52 PM
With -ru the more literal translation is something alone the lines of "Well being to you, yes?"

uhnn ic

Lukerin · December 30, 2009, 10:30:55 PM

Im slowly losing you guys.

omängum fra'uti · December 30, 2009, 10:33:58 PM

Quote from: Beduino on December 30, 2009, 10:29:26 PM
Ppl has been using it, but when I came to answer I rlly got myself thinking aobut the dative in "nga-ru"... isn't the dative used to show the recipient of something?

That's exactly what it is.

Ngaru fpom lu srak?
you-DAT well-being be yes/no
Or...

So the question is asking "Are you the recipient of well being?"

Beduino · December 30, 2009, 10:36:06 PM

Tslolam!

can we also use

Nga lu fpom srak?
You is well-being-QUESTION MARK?
"are you fine?"

?

omängum fra'uti · December 30, 2009, 10:42:07 PM

Quote from: Beduino on December 30, 2009, 10:36:06 PM
Tslolam!

can we also use

Nga lu fpom srak?
You is well-being-QUESTION MARK?
"are you fine?"

?

Possibly. It's not quite as graceful a way to put it, but it would probably get the point across. The "ngaru lu fpom srak?" question is direct from Frommer as a way to ask how someone is doing.

Lukerin · December 30, 2009, 10:47:21 PM

Frommer needs to come here!

Harliquinn · December 31, 2009, 03:31:05 PM

From the interviews I've read it seems like he's itching to keep this going, but he's gagged by the movie people. As if we're not all going to grab as many tickets to Av2 as possible.

J.

Lukerin · December 31, 2009, 06:38:17 PM

Yeah, because half of the things on this site are more of hypothesis-es(?) on how we expect it to happen.

Doolio · December 31, 2009, 07:22:27 PM

i don't get it why frommer isn't allowed to give us more (all?)...i mean, if i were the right holder i would thought of it as a fantastic marketing move...

Lukerin · January 01, 2010, 01:03:31 AM

Woah, woah, woah! I hought he just hasen't yet, not that he isn'y allowed?