Questions With ni / ti

Asking About a Marked Participant

Level 2

Ni marks a singular personal name; ti can mark a common noun or identifying action expression.

How It Works

In the illustrated central and possessive positions, ni introduces a singular personal name. Ti marks common-noun expressions and nominal action expressions. Adding kadi to a statement preserves these markers: a question about Rosa still contains ni Rosa.

A content question can begin with an interrogative followed by a marked identifying expression. In Sinno ti agluto iti pinakbet?, ti introduces the expression identifying the cook. A named answer takes ni. In Ayan ti balay ni Tomas?, ti marks the house phrase and ni marks its named possessor.

These roles are construction-specific. An oblique personal participant can require ken or ken ni, and focusing another participant can require a different verb form. The lessons directly attest sinno; the catalog uses siasino, and the dictionary records asino as a variant of siasino. Learn each complete question without assuming a regional or register ranking among these forms.

Examples (3)

  1. Agadal kadi ni Rosa?

    Will Rosa study?

    The question preserves the personal-name marker.

  2. Sinno ti agluto iti pinakbet?

    Who will cook pinakbet?

    Ti introduces the identifying action expression.

  3. Ayan ti balay ni Tomas?

    Where is Tomas’s house?

    The common noun and named possessor use different markers.

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Questions With ni / tiLevel 2Asking About a Marked Participant

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