cossí

How

Level 1

Cossí asks how.

How It Works

Cossí asks about a manner or a state. It comes first, and the verb keeps its usual form.

QuestionMeaning
Cossí vas?How are you? (to a friend)
Cossí anatz?How are you? (polite)
Cossí va lo trabalh?How is the work going?
Cossí se ditz aquò en occitan?How do you say that in Occitan?

The greeting uses anar: vas for a friend and anatz for a polite or plural you. For "How do you say...?" use se ditz.

Write the accent: cossí. To ask why, use perqué.

Examples (3)

  1. Cossí va lo trabalh?

    How is the work going?

    Cossí asks about the situation.

  2. Cossí vas, Joan?

    How are you, Joan?

    Vas is the tu form.

  3. Cossí se ditz aquò en occitan?

    How do you say that in Occitan?

    Cossí asks for the way to say it.

How It Connects

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Cossí follows the same pattern as qué, so qué comes first.

Words in This Pattern

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