interrogative pronoun it must follow the noun. Apa macham may either precede or follow the noun. Apa and siapa cannot be joined to a noun.
VOCABULARY.
NOUNS. |
ADJECTIVES. |
| ayam, fowl. | berseh, clean. |
| buah, fruit. | kotoh, dirty. |
| ikan, fish. | kras, hard. |
| kain, cloth, clothes. | mahal, dear. |
| kayu, wood. | merah, red. |
| kursi, chair. | tempang, lame. |
| kuki, cook. | |
| mangkok, cup. | PRONOUNS. |
| meja, table. | itu, that, those. |
| tlor, egg. | ini, this, these. |
| topi, hat. | ia’itu, dia itu, they, that. |
| tukang, workman. | ia’ini, this, this one. |
| apa? what? | |
| siapa? who? | |
| mana? which? what? | |
| apa macham? what kind of? |
EXERCISE III.
1 This is your chair. 2 This table is dear. 3 This cup is dirty. 4 This is a clean cloth. 5 This is red-wood, that is hard. 6 This one is the lame man. 7 What is that? 8 That is a hen's egg. 9 Who is this man? 10 This is my new cook. 11 Which man is lame? 12 Whose hat is this? 13 Which fruit is that? 14 What kind of fish is this? 15 Whose dirty clothes are these? 16 Who is that workman? 17 What is that fruit?
LESSON IV.
Relative Pronouns.
20. The relative pronouns in Malay are:
yang, who, what, which, that.
mana yang, whichever.
barang yang, what, that which.
barang apa, what, whatever.
barang siapa, he who, whoever.
barang siapa yang, he who, whoever.
