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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.