Same order, different information
Questions do not scramble the clause. A yes/no question keeps normal word order and adds kas
at the end. A content question replaces the missing argument or phrase with po or one of its
fused forms.
Worked examples
mana reta daku kas. = Does the person carry the tool?
po taku? = Who is coming?
tu po daku-pa? = What did you carry?
tu poni taku? = Where do you come from?
mi poto taku-ke? = When should I come?
tu [ tama koma ne suru ] ra po maku? = What do you know about the child being at home?
tu potan akudoko na frimo to taku-pa? = Why did you go to the waterfall place during winter?Everyday interaction
Questions are only half of conversation. Use discourse particles for turn management rather
than overloading suru.
tu maku kas?
ise. = Yes, correct.
tu [ tama koma ne suru ] ra po maku?
sena. = Understood / received.
tu potan taku-pa?
moto. = Say again / repeat.Once you can ask with kas, po, pone, pona, and poto, and answer with ise, sena,
or a licensed fragment, the language starts to feel usable in interaction rather than only
analyzable on paper.