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Drill Answers for Lessons 1-3

Tenses and Pronouns

Did I not open the door?
Han lu aistai va maven?
You opened the door.
Aistai sa maven.
She opened the door.
Aistai na maven.
We(e) opened the door.
Aistai mir maven.
Did we(i) not open the door?
Han lu aistai vachir maven?
You all opened the door.
Aistai sir maven.
They opened the door.
Aistai nir maven.
I open the door.
Aisto va maven.
Do you not open the door?
Han lu aisto sa maven?
She opens the door.
Aisto na maven.
We(e) open the door.
Aisto mir maven.
We(i) open the door.
Aisto vachir maven.
You all do not open the door.
Lu aisto sir maven.
Do they open the door?
Han aisto nir maven?
I will open the door.
Aistu va maven.
You will open the door.
Aistu sa maven.
She will not open the door.
Lu aistu na maven.
Will we(e) open the door?
Han aistu mir maven?
We(i) will open the door.
Aistu vachir maven.
You all will open the door.
Aistu sir maven.
They will not open the door.
Lu aistu nir maven.
Han faunai va dorhen?
Did I close the window?
Faunai sa dorhen.
You closed the window.
Faunai na dorhen.
She closed the window.
Lu faunai mir dorhen.
We(e) did not close the window.
Han faunai vachir dorhen?
Did we(i) close the window?
Faunai sir dorhen.
You all closed the window.
Faunai nir dorhen.
They closed the window.
Lu fauno va dorhen.
I do not close the window.
Fauno sa dorhen.
You close the window.
Han fauno na dorhen?
Does she close the window?
Fauno mir dorhen.
We(e) close the window.
Lu fauno vachir dorhen.
We(i) do not close the window.
Fauno sir dorhen.
You all close the window.
Han fauno nir dorhen?
Do they close the window?
Faunu va dorhen.
I will close the window.
Lu faunu sa dorhen.
You will not close the window.
Faunu na dorhen.
She will close the window.
Faunu mir dorhen.
We(e) will close the window.
Han faunu vachir dorhen?
Will we(i) close the window?
Lu faunu sir dorhen.
You all will not close the window.
Faunu nir dorhen.
They will close the window.

Demonstratives and plurals

Will I hear the women?
Han corhu va tathran?
You heard the boys.
Corhai sa vinachran.
He did not see the trees.
Lu tuarai na lasran.
We(e) read(past) the books.
Pionai mir carmeran.
We(i) will see the villages.
Tuaru vachir tollatieran.
Will you all read the poems?
Han pionu sir orsithiaran?
They do not read the letters.
Lu piono nir uldiaran.
I heard that person.
Corhai va asun maithan.
Will you hear this boy?
Han corhu sa an vinachan?
He saw that house.
Tuarai na asen aldoven.
We(e) do not read this letter.
Lu piono mir ien uldian.
We(i) see that book.
Tuaro vachir asen carmen.
You all read(past) this poem.
Pionai sir ien orsithian.
Will they read that book?
Han pionu nir asen carmen?
I do not read those books.
Lu piono va aseran carmeran.
You closed these doors.
Fauno sa aseran maveran.
Did she hear those birds?
Han corhai na asuran pulran?
We(e) saw these women.
Tuarai vachir auran tathran.
We(i) will not hear those birds.
Lu corhu vachir asuran pulran.
You all will read these poems.
Pionu sir ieran orsithiaran.
They saw those towns.
Tuarai nir aseran tolleran.
Did the children know these people?
Han lairhai vinir auran maithran?
Lu corhai auir rhonir asuran pulran.
These men did not hear those birds.
Fauno asur tathir aseran dorheran.
Those women close those windows.
Lairhu asur maithir auran maithran.
Those people will know these people.
Han tuaro asu rhon ien aldoven?
Does that man see this house?
Lu pionai tath ieran carmeran.
The women did not read these books.
So tha asuran maithran?
Who are those people?
Lero asur rhonir tharen?
To where are those men going?
So ier ther?
What are these?
Lu so aser ther?
What aren't those?
Corhai na then?
What did he hear?
Tuaru sa then?
What will you see?
Corhai tha san?
Who heard you?
Lu corho va than?
I do not hear who?
So sa tha?
Who are you?
So na tha?
Who is he?
Corhu auir vinir then?
What will these children hear?
Lu lairhu tha asuran rhonran?
Who will not know those men?
Pionu auir tathir then?
These women will read what?
Tuaru asur vinner than?
Those girls will see who?
Faunu va then?
I will close what?
Lu aistu nir then?
What will they not open?
Lerai va ien tollinan.
I went to that city.

Dative Case

I gave that to you.
Cathai va asen saste.
He said what to him?
Evarai na then naste?
Who gave these books to those men?
Cathai tha ieran carmeran asuraste rhonraste?
I will not tell the poem to her.
Lu evaru va orsithian naste.
I wrote a letter to you.
Madathai va uldian saste.
Do you all give a book to him?
Han catho sir carmen naste?
He says what to us(excl)?
Evaro na then miraste?
Who did not say what to us(incl)?
Lu evarai tha then vachiraste?
That child gave a chair to me.
Cathai asu vin holan vaste.
The child tells a poem to these women.
Evaro vin orsithian auraste tathraste.
We(excl) wrote a letter to them.
Madathai mir uldian niraste.
Those children wrote a book to those people.
Madathai asur vinir carmen asuraste maithraste.
The woman gave a bird to me.
Cathai tath pulan vaste.
I will say it to you.
Evaru va enan saste.
Who said it to whom?
Evarai tha enan thaste?
Did you all not give the chair to the boy?
Han lu cathai sir holan vinachaste?
I give the (dining) table to these girls.
Catho va rauathan auraste vinneraste.
You all wrote to them.
Madathai sir niraste.
I write to those children.
Madatho va asuraste vinraste.
Lu cathai a vin ien carmen thaste?
This child did not give this book to whom?
Cathai tha then thaste?
Who gave what to whom?
Evarai va ieran orsithiaran asuraste vinneraste.
I said these poems to those girls.
Catho na then vaste?
He gives what to me?
Lu cathai va then siraste?
I did not give what to you all?
Han cathai nir carmen miraste?
Did they give a book to us(excl).
Cathu nir orsithian naste.
They will give a poem to her.
Madathai asur tathir orsithian vaste.
Those women wrote a poem to me.
Piono nir carmen vinaste.
They read(present) a book to the child.
Lu cathai vachir orsithian auraste tathraste.
We(incl) did not give a poem to these women.
Pionai nir maithaste.
They read(past) to the person.
Cathai tha then vaste?
Who gave what to me?
Han madathu va uldian niraste?
Will I write a letter to them?
Madatho sir orsithian auraste tathraste.
You all write a poem to these women.
Lu madathai nir orsithiaran asuraste vinachraste.
They all did not write poems to those boys.
Madathai vinner aseran orsithiaran vinachraste.
The girls wrote those poems to the boys.
Cathai vinne carmen vaste.
The girl gave a book to me.
Lu cathu na pulan siraste.
She will not give a bird to you all.
Han evaru vin orsithian vaste?
Will the child tell a poem to me?

Benefactive Case

Did these children give the books to us(excl) for you all?
Han cathai auir vinir carmeran miraste sirante?
The men told a poem to you all for us(incl).
Evarai rhonir orsithian siraste vachirante.
To whom did these women not give that book for whom?
Lu cathai auir tathir asen carmen thaste thante?
Who will say what to whom for whom?
Evaru tha then thaste thante?
I said that to him for you.
Evarai va asen naste sante.
Will she read that book to the children for you?
Han pionu na asen carmen vinraste sante?
I did not go to the city for you all.
Lu lerai va tollinan sirante.
I gave a bird to him for us(incl).
Cathai va pulan naste vachirante.
I will close the door for them.
Faunu va maven nirante.
I speak to whom for whom?
Evaro va thaste thante?
This child did not sit down for me.
Lu apeiai a vin vante.
Madatho va orsithian siraste aurante vinrante.
I am writing a poem to you all for these children.
Evarai tath niraste maithrante.
The women spoke to them for the people.
Cathai va pulan asuraste vinraste aurante rhonrante.
I gave a bird to those children for these men.
Han lu cathai mir pulan siraste asurante vinnerante?
Did we(excl) not give the bird to you all for those girls?
Cathu auir vinner ieran holran auste tathaste aurante maithrante.
These girls will give these chairs to this woman for these people.
Lero a rhon ien tollen aunte vinnente.
This man goes to this town for this girl.
Evaro a tath auste rhonaste aunte vinnente.
This woman speaks to this man for this girl.
Catho a vin ien uldian auste rhonaste vante.
This child gives this letter to this man for me.
Lerai va tollinan aurante rhonante.
I went to the city for this man.
Apeiu vinir nante.
The children will sit down for him.

Locative/Ablative/Accusative Cases and Prepositions

The bird flew into the house.
Hautai pul an aldoven.
I came from in front of the room.
Talai va auvi milalle.
The child sat down in the room.
Apeiai vin an milasse.
I went into the house.
Lerai va an aldoven.
I sat down on these chairs.
Apeiai va len ieran holran.
The books are in those rooms.
So carmer an ierasse milrasse.
The child went inside that room.
Lerai vin an ien milan.
He came from in front of this house.
Talai na auvi ielle aldovelle.
The bird flies from this tree.
Hauto pul ielle lasalle.
The people are on those chairs.
So maithir len aserasse holrasse.
The books are on that work table.
So carmer len asesse tuhathasse.
The birds are on these people.
So pulir len aurasse maithrasse.
The bird is on this man.
So pul len ausse rhonasse.
The bird flies from in front of that tree.
Hauto pul auvi aselle lasalle.
The bird flew from in front of this boy.
Hautai pul auvi aulle vinachalle.
I came from in front of this tree.
Talai va auvi ielle lasalle.
The child is on this woman.
So vin len ausse tathasse.
I walked in front of that woman.
Daipai va auvi asun tathan.
Won't the bird fly to the front of this room?
Han lu hautu pul auvi ien milan?
These children sleep in those bedrooms.
Pentho auir vinir an aserasse penthimilerasse.
I went into the house.
Lerai va an aldovesse.
You all came from inside that house.
Talai sir aselle aldovelle.
He did not sit in front of the chair.
Lu apeiai na auvi holasse.
Does the child come (to) here?
Han talo vin viaren?
The woman came into the city.
Talai tath an tollinan.
Those children went into the villages.
Lerai asur vinir an tollatieran.
We(excl) did not go into the town.
Lu lerai mir an tollen.
From where will they come?
Talu nir tharalle?
I heard a bird from inside this room.
Corhai va pulan an ielle milalle.
The child came to here from in that room.
Talai vin viaren an aselle milalle.
The boy did not stay in this chair.
Lu silhai vinach an iesse holasse.
A bird flies into a house.
Hauto pul an aldoven.
Does the bird fly from the tree?
Han hauto pul lasalle?
The woman goes (to) there.
Laro tath naren.
The man will not come here from there.
Lu talu rhon viaren narelle.
The girl sat on these chairs.
Apeiai vinne len ierasse holrasse.
Do they put a book on that work table?
Han apo nir carmen len asen tuhathan?
The bird flew from in front of this tree.
Hautai pul auvi ielle lasalle.
This child went to there.
Lerai a vin naren.
We(incl) did not see the book on that dining table.
Lu tuarai vachir carmen len asesse rauathasse.
Hautai pul an lasan.
A bird flew into a tree.
Hautu asur pulir an aselle lasalle.
Those birds will fly from inside that tree.
Han daipai asu vin asen holan?
Did that child walk to that chair?
Lu daipai asur tathir an tollinalle.
Those woman did not walk from inside the city.
Daipu nir auvi aldoven.
They will walk (to) in front of the house.
Daipu mir auvi ien lasan.
We(excl) will walk (to) in front of this tree.
Han daipai nir asen tollen?
Did they walk to that town?
Hautai nir auvi auran maithran tollelle.
They flew from the town to in front of these people.
Daipai vin viaren.
A child walked (to) here.
Silhu vinachir viare.
The boys will remain here.
So vin len asusse tathasse.
The child is on that woman.
Han lu lerai auir vinner viarelle.
Did these girls not go (away) from here?
Pentho tath len asesse divesse.
A woman sleeps on that bed.
Lerai vinne ieran tollatien ielle aldovelle.
The girl went to these villages from that house.
Daipo va an ien aldoven.
I walk into this house.
Talai nir an aldovelle.
They came from inside the house.
Han lu daipai na naren auvi asulle maithalle?
Did she not walk to there from in front of that person?
Hautai pul asuralle rhonalle.
The bird flew from those men.
Daipo na dorhen.
She walks to the window.
Tuaro sir pulan an iesse lasasse.
You all see the bird in this tree.
Tuarai sa vinran len holir.
You saw the children on the chairs.
Lu so pul len asesse tuhathasse.
The bird is not on that work table.
Lu so pul len asusse maithasse.
The bird is not on that person.
Han so carmen len tuhathasse?
Is the book on the work table?
Apai nir vinan an penthimileran.
They set/put the child into the bedroom.
Apeiai vin len holan.
The child sat down onto the chair.
Lu daipu mir viaren aselle tollinalle.
We(excl) will not walk here from that city.
Han hautai pul an tollinan?
Did the bird fly into the city?
Talu tath viaren tollatielle.
The woman will come here from the village.
Talu na viaren narelle.
She will come here from there.
Lu apeiai vin len diven.
The child will not sit on the bed.
Talai na an milalle.
She came from in the room.
Han talu na an milan?
Will he go into the room?
So pul an iesse milasse.
The bird is in this room.
Lu so carme auvi asesse dorhesse.
The book is not in front of that window.
So a tath an milasse.
This woman is in the room.
Han madatho va len aseran maveran?
Will I write on those doors?
Madathai vin orsithian len iesse mavesse.
The child wrote a poem on this door.
Lu madathu na ien uldian len iesse tuhathasse auste naste aurante vinnerante.
He will not write this letter on this work table to this woman for these girls.
Silhu aser holir an ierasse milasse aurante maithante.
These chairs will remain in these rooms for these people.

Derivational Affixes

Did I want to look at the bird?
Han ertuartuvai va pulan?
They will want to walk to the city.
Daipatuvu nir tollinan.
We(excl) look at the child in that room.
Ertuaro mir vinan an iesse milasse.
You all did not want to sleep in the small bedroom.
Lu penthtuvai sir an milatiesse.
Did he remain in that large room?
Han silhai na an asesse milomesse?
He wants to remain in the large city.
Silhatuvo na an tollinomesse.
You will look at the bird in the tree.
Ertuaru sa pulan an lasasse.
I do not read the tomes.
Lu piono va carmomeran.
I walked very much to the village.
Daipomai va tollatien.
Did the little bird fly from in front of this small tree to in front to that large tree?
Han hautai pulatie auvi asen lasomen auvi ielle lasatielle?
The large man wanted a lot to put the small books onto the large work table.
Apatuvomai rhonome carmatier len tuhathomen.
Lu ertuartuvatio va vinan.
I do not want a little bit to look at the child.
Ertuaratituvo vinatie van.
The small child wants to look at me a little bit.
Han ertuartuvomo na tathomeran?
Does he want to look at the large women a lot?
Ertuartuvatiai vin asen lasan auvi ausse maithasse.
The child wanted a little bit to look at that tree in front of this person.
Lu pionomai na carmen.
He does not read the book a lot.
Apai na vinaiten len holomen.
She placed the small child onto the large chair.
Ertuaromai na lasran.
He looked at the trees a lot.
Han pionai rhonatier carmomen?
Did the small men read the big book?
Lu ercorhtuvai vin pulan.
The child did not want to listen to the bird.
Ercorho na tathran.
He listens to the women.
Ercorhatiai sir orsithian.
You all listened a little bit to the poem.

Time placement excersizes

I went to the village yesterday.
Lerai va lervinu tollatien.
She will come here tomorrow.
Talu na tavinu viaren.
The child will sleep in the bedroom soon.
Penthu vin úeru an penthimilen.
I will walk to the town tomorrow for you.
Daipu va tavinu tollen sante.
He will put the book on the chair tomorrow.
Apu na carmen tavinu len holan.
Yesterday I sat down onto the bed.
Apeiai va lervinu len diven.
I heard a bird today.
Corhai va pulan apinu.
I will see a child tomorrow for them.
Tuaru va vinan nirante tavinu.
Soon I will hear a woman.
Corhu va tathan úeru.
The man sits on the chair now.
Apeio rhon airu len holan.
I did not go into the city yet for him.
Lu lerai va ais tollinan nante.
Ais lu apeiai va len holan
I did not sit on the chair yet.
Han ais lu hautai pul lasalle
Hasn't the bird flown from the tree yet.
Daipu na úeru viaren narelle
He will walk here from there soon.
Tuaru vachir rhonran vinrante tavinu
We(i) will see the men tomorrow for the children.
Ais lu corho va vinan.
I don't hear the child yet.
Ais Lu lairho va asun maithan.
I still don't know that person.
Silho pul airu len lasasse
The bird is still on the tree.
Sai va ais lervinu nare
I was still there yesterday.
Apu va carmen úeru len holan
I will put the book onto the chair soon.
Hautai pul lervinu an aldoven
The bird flew into the house yesterday.

Vocab Excersizes

Did I open the large door in the room?
Aistai va mavomen an milasse?
He will not put the book onto the bed.
Lu apu na carmen len diven.
The men gave these birds to these women.
Cathai rhonir auran pulran aurasse tathraste.
I will sit down on(to) this chair.
Apeiu va len ien holan.
Do we(incl) not hear a bird in the tree?
Han lu corho vachir pulan an lasasse?
The girl tells a poem to the woman.
Evaro vinne orsithian tathaste.
The boy closed a large door in the room.
Faunai vinach mavomen len milasse.
You know this man and that woman in this house.
Lairho sa an rhon ach asun tathan an iesse aldovesse.
Will I go into the house?
Han leru va an aldoven?
He did not write a poem to a man.
Lu madathai na orsithian rhonaste.
I know a poem.
Paio va orsithian.
The child will sleep in the village.
Penthu vin an tollatiesse.
The book is on the dining table.
So carme len rauathasse.
Did we(excl) want to come here from the house?
Han taltuvai mir viaren aldovelle?
The bird flies over that tree.
Hauto pul sersi asesse lasasse.
The woman read a poem to the boy.
Pionai tath orsithian vinachaste.
The person will walk into the city.
Daipu maith an tollinan.
Did the person walk to there from the house?
Han daipai maith naren aldovelle?
They did not give a book to the woman.
Lu cathai nir carmen tathaste.
I sat on the bed.
Apeiai va len divesse.
The man put the letter onto the chair.
Apai rhon uldian len holan.
The tree is in front of the house.
So las auvi aldovesse.
A pen is on the work table?
Han so madathinte len tuhathasse?
I will give a book to a person.
Cathu va carmen maithaste.
The woman saw a door.
Tuarai tath maven.
He is in front of the tree.
So na auvi lasasse.
The child is on the work table?
Han so vin len tuhathasse?
The person slept here.
Penthai maith viare.
The bed is in the bedroom.
So dive an penthimilesse.
The dining table is not inside the house.
Lu so rauath an aldovesse.
Did the man know the woman?
Han lairhai rhon tathan?
The man comes from the village.
Talo rhon tollelle.
The woman walked to the town.
Daipai tath tollen.
We(incl) will not come from the city.
Lu talu vachir tollinalle.
Did I sit down on(to) the work table?
Han apeiai va len tuhathan?
The child sleeps in the house.
Pentho vin an aldovesse.
The boy walked to the village.
Daipai vinach tollatien.
The girl does not walk from the town.
Lu daipo vinne tollelle.
You all write a letter to me.
Madatho sir uldian vaste.
Did she write a poem?
Han madathai na orsithian?
Hautai pul an aldoven.
The bird flew into a house.
Lu aistai va dorhen an iesse milasse.
I did not open the window in this room.
Han tuaru va vinachan ach vinnen?
Will I see the boy and the girl?
So rhon airu an aldovesse.
The man is in the house now.
So na ais an milasse.
She is in the room still.
Lu so va an aldovesse.
I am not in the house.
Han so va apinu nare?
Am I there today?
Silho na auvi holasse.
She stands in front of the chair.
Lu tuaro va pulan eia maithan.
I will not see a bird or a person.
Madathai na uldian siraste lervinu.
She wrote a letter to you all yesterday.
Lu talai maith narelle.
The person did not come from there.
Seri. Lerai va aldoven.
Yes. I went to the house.
Tuaru va maithan tavinu.
I will see the person tomorrow.
So aldover naresse?
Where are the houses?
Han lu penthu vin úeru len divesse?
Will not the child sleep on the bed soon?
So las viare.
The tree is here.
Su tath len divesse.
The woman will be on the bed.
Hautu pul sersi tollinasse.
The bird flies over the city.
Han lu daipo maith apinu viaren?
Doesn't the person walk to here today?
Lerai tath ach vinach aldoven len tollinasse.
The woman and the boy went to the house in the city.
Tuaro va pulan airu.
I see the bird now.
Silho pul ach vinach ais len aldovesse.
The bird and the boy are still in the house.
Han lu tuarai vinach tathan apinu?
Did the boy not see the woman today?
Talai rhon ei tath an milalle.
The man or the woman came from in the room.
Daipai va lervinu tollatien.
I walked to the village yesterday.
Han lu lerai na lervinu naren?
Did he not go there yesterday?
Tuaru va vinan tavinu.
I will see the child tomorrow.
Talai vin tharelle?
The child came from where?
Lu penthu na úeru.
He will not sleep soon.
Han leru va viarelle?
Will I go from here?
Silho rhonir an milasse.
The men stand in the room.
Apo va uldian len tuhathan.
I put/set a letter on the work table.
Ciaro vin apinu.
The child is well today.
Han ciaro sa?
Are you well?
Ciaru va tavinu.
I will be well tomorrow.
Ciarai maith lervinu.
The person was well yesterday.
Lu ciarai auir rhonir lervinu.
These men weren't well yesterday.
Ciaro tath ais.
The woman is still well.
Ciaro sir airu.
Now you all are well.
Lairho va asun rhonan.
I know that man.
Lairho auir vinir asuran vinran.
These children know those children.
Lairhai na nan.
She knew him. (orHe knew her, etc.)
Lairhai vachir auran tathran.
We(incl) knew these woman.
Lairhu nir van.
They will know me.