Chapter 3 - Whose is it?

Question 1

adding लाइ changes pronounciation

Answer 1

यसलाइ - “ellai”
त्यसलाइ - “tellai”
उसलाइ - “ullai”

Question 2

and

Answer 2

र - linking pairs or groups of nouns/ pronouns,

अनि - and then, a new topic or additional questions.

Question 3

interrogatives: whose, what kind of, from where, from when

Answer 3

कस्को। केको। कहाँको। कहिलेको

Question 4

oblique case ownership

Answer 4

pronouns change to oblique when a post position is added to them (except सँग).
यो, त्यो take oblique case if post position is added to their noun (उस्को। यस्को। त्यसको। उन्को)

Question 5

own

Answer 5

अफ्नो। अफ्नी। अफ्ना (अफ्नै = very own)

Question 6

ownership

Answer 6

को = masculine singular,
की = feminine singular,
का = plural.
Ending depends on the gender of the object owned.

Question 7

ownership irregulars

Answer 7

मेरो। तिम्रो। हाम्रो

Question 8

politeness/ respect

Answer 8

add जी to the end of names,

add कि? to the end of questions.

Question 9

to know (knowledge/ information)

Answer 9

-लाइ थाहा छ/छैन

(to know for sure = पक्का थाहा छ