Interrogatives Flashcards
kim
What.
ans in acc or nom
match liṅga
kutra
Where
ans in loc
kati
How many
ans as number
kadā
When
ans as loc
kutaḥ
From where
ans as abl
katham
How. Manner of doing
ans as adv
kimartham
Why, for what purpose
ans as dat
kaḥ, kā, kim
Who.
answer in nom
match linga
kiṁ kṛtvā, kiṁ kartuṁ
By doing what
(know kṛdanta form of kṛ dhātu)
answer as kṛdanta
katamaḥ
what is?
other meanings…
kidṛśaḥ/ā/am
How, in what way, in what type/manner? ans adj (in same case), adv
kasmāt
abl - from what?, for what reason?
can also say kasmāt karaṇāt to specify ‘what reason’, as abl can also show hetu.
api, cana, cit
indicates something not really specified. like indefinite article in English. especially when name of person or place isn’t specified or important.
ex:
mahyaṁ kiṁcid vadati = he tells me something
tatra kaścana brāhmaṇo vasati = a (some) brāhman lives there
kasmiṁś vin nagare vasati sma nṛpaḥ = the king lived in a (some) city.
> add na = absolute exclusion or negativity
na kaścana śṛṇoti mām = nobody listens to me
na kayāpi kanyayā saha saṁvadati = he is not speaking with any girl.
na me naśyati kiṁcana = nothing of mine is destroyed
kva
where? in what place? whither?
kutra
