Simon | Re: Who, What, Where, When, etc. Question

• Autor: Simon (“simon.franova”)
• Tema: Re: Who, What, Where, When, etc. Question
• Data: 2010-11-01 09:18
• Mesaje: 3219 (a supra, presedente, seguente)

ravendon wrote:

> But, that last paragraph has it as "How he is?" and "He is how?"
> So if I say, "Como es el?" or "How is he?" is that incorrect?

The rule in LFN is that the subject precedes the verb. For example,
when a character speaks in a story, some languages say:

  "Hello," said Mary.

But in LFN, we say:

  "Hello," Maria dise.

The verb "es" (= to be) is an unusual case because of its meaning.
You can say that "bela es la flores" is just as good as "la flores
es bela", for example, and both are acceptable in LFN. Nonetheless,
"la flores es bela" is the more straightforward way to express this.

"Como es el?" is like "bela es la flores" - it's acceptable, but
"como el es?" is preferred. It means that learners have one fewer
exception to master. "El es como?" is also good, for that reason.

Remember that not all languages use the same word order for
questions. What may seem natural to one speaker may be an annoying
exception to another. One of the major selling points of LFN is
that it tries to keep things simple.

Simon