pinizainu a caqev ni kina?
(undergoer voice)
In English:
Where does mom put the cover?
Glossary:
- pinizainu: being put where. izainu as said in Day 178 means 'to stand where'; the prefix pi- means 'to put', so p(i)izai(i)nu (to follow the 'contraction of identical vowels' rule) means 'to put standing where', actor voice/focus. the infix <in> makes a verb into a passive or patient voice 'being put'; therefore, p(i)<in>izai(i)nu or pinizainu means 'to be put standing where'.
- a: case marker, nominative
- caqev: cover or lid of a pot, pan, or wok
- ni: case marker, genitive
- kina: mom
*In Paiwan, the actor of a UV (undergoer voice) clause is marked with genitive, the undergoer (someone or something being acted upon) nominative, and other peripheral information oblique.
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