ata gar

so ?
   
1      2  3    

where did

(the)father

go?
 
   2          1 3  

gar ata

so ?
   

kakas khuri

qalampu zgrumya

rgyas
 
  1        2      3       4   5     6  

(the)brother

put his

pen in (the)box
 
           1   6   2   3   5         4  

kakas khuri

qalampu gar

rgyas ?
 
   1       2     3        4     5  

where did

(the)brother

put his pen?
 
    4            1   5   2    3  

khera  askia

gar ukuk?
   
  1         2  3     4  5    

where will

you  be

tomorrow?
 
    3     5   1    4       2  

man is the interrogative word which replaces the noun phrase specified as (+ time).

NP1 NP X Y Vb ®
      [ + time]

NP1 nam X Y Vb

where x and y may be null or nonnull elements.

kho askia

yoča:in
 1      2      3

he will

come tomorrow
 1     3       2

kho nam

yoča:in ?
  1    2       3

when will

he come ?
   2     3  1     3

usa: rgalbi

haftaya yos
1          2     3        4

(the) teacher

came last week
            1    4     2     3

usta:t nam

 yos ?
1         2    3

when did

(the) teacher come ?
   2             1        3

kheras khuri

qalampu nam phas ?
   1       2      3       4     5

when did

you leave your pen ?
    4    5  1    5        2    3

The interrogative word gacuk replaces the noun phrase which is specified ( + manner ).

NP X Y NP Vb ®
       (+ manner)

NP X Y gacuk Vb

where x and y may be null or nonnull elements.

kho kulea

dulenuk
 1      2   3  4

he is walking

slowly
 1   4   3

 
   2

 
 

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