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mood_interrogative [2023/07/24 21:52] – [Special questions] added some clarification morgothmood_interrogative [2026/02/20 11:20] (current) – [Indirect questions] clarifications on word order morgoth
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-====== Interrogative mood ======+====== Interrogative mood and questions ======
 **//Interrogative mood//** ([[abbreviations|abbreviated]] as INT) is the [[grammar_mood|grammatical mood]] that is used to form various questions. While English uses auxiliary verbs and special word order for questions, [[Nûrlâm]] uses special grammatical form of [[grammar_verb|verbs]], adding [[prefixes|prefix]] //mar-// which goes //after// prefix of [[grammar_person|person]] and [[syntax_negative|negation]] but before derivational prefix and root. In contrast to English in Nûrlâm word order is not changed, and auxiliary verbs like "do/does/did" are not used in questions as they already have a grammatical marker //mar-//. Disjunctive questions may be more popular, because question particle is recognized more easily. **//Interrogative mood//** ([[abbreviations|abbreviated]] as INT) is the [[grammar_mood|grammatical mood]] that is used to form various questions. While English uses auxiliary verbs and special word order for questions, [[Nûrlâm]] uses special grammatical form of [[grammar_verb|verbs]], adding [[prefixes|prefix]] //mar-// which goes //after// prefix of [[grammar_person|person]] and [[syntax_negative|negation]] but before derivational prefix and root. In contrast to English in Nûrlâm word order is not changed, and auxiliary verbs like "do/does/did" are not used in questions as they already have a grammatical marker //mar-//. Disjunctive questions may be more popular, because question particle is recognized more easily.
  
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 ==== Special questions ==== ==== Special questions ====
-//Special// or //non-polar// questions are formed with question words (interrogative [[proform|pro-forms]]: pronouns and pro-adverbs) and require a full sentence to answer. Interrogative mood of verbs is not used because question words already contain question prefix //m(a)-//.+//Special// or //non-polar// questions are formed with question words (interrogative [[proform|pro-forms]]: pronouns and pro-adverbs) and require a full sentence to answer. Interrogative mood of verbs is not used because question words already contain question prefix //m(a)-// (similar to Quenya question particle "ma").
  
 === List of question words === === List of question words ===
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 ==== Indirect questions ==== ==== Indirect questions ====
-//Indirect questions// are subordinate clauses of declarative sentences. They are formed similar to special questions, but question words are replaced with their //relative// counterparts (see [[proform|Pro-forms]]). Interrogative mood is not used. For example, "I don't know __where he went__" = "Danarîst __amin ta ukhuz__". However, if indirect question is placed inside a proper question, then interrogative pro-form may be used: "Do you know where he went?" => "Fimarîst (a)min ta ukhuz?".+//Indirect questions// are subordinate clauses of declarative sentences. They are formed similar to special questions, but question words are replaced with their //relative// counterparts (see [[proform|Pro-forms]]). Interrogative mood is not used. For example, "I don't know __where he went__" = "Danarîst __amin ta ukhuz__". However, if indirect question is placed inside a proper question, then interrogative pro-form may be used: "Do you know where he went?" => "Fimarîst (a)min ta ukhuz?". As with majority of other questions, the word order doesn't change.
  
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