Ці ты ведаеш?
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Ці ты ведаеш?
To form a yes/no question in Belarusian, add the particle **ці** at the beginning of a statement: Statement: Ты ведаеш яго. — You know him. Question: **Ці** ты ведаеш яго? — Do you know him? The particle 'ці' works like English 'do/does' in questions. It signals that a yes/no answer is expected.
Ці ты ве́даеш яго́? — Do you know him?
Ці гэ́та но́вы ву́чань? — Is this a new student?
Ці ён тут? — Is he here?
To answer 'yes', use **так** (tak) or the emphatic **але́** (a-LYE): - Так, я ведаю яго. — Yes, I know him. - Але, ведаю. — Yes indeed, I know (him). Note: 'але́' as an affirmative answer is different from 'але' (but) — the stress falls on a different syllable!
Так, я ве́даю. — Yes, I know.
Але́, ве́даю. — Yes (indeed), I know.
To answer 'no', use **не** (nye) or **ня** (nya) before the verb: - Не, я не ведаю яго. — No, I don't know him. Note: 'не' is used before most words, 'ня' is used before some specific words (e.g., ня ма́ю — I don't have).
Не, я не ве́даю. — No, I don't know.
Не, гэ́та не ву́чань. — No, this is not a student.
ці — question particle (do/does/is...?)
так — yes
не — no / not
але́ — yes (emphatic)
| Belarusian | English | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ці | question particle (do/does/is...?) | — |
| так | yes | — |
| не | no / not | — |
| але́ | yes (emphatic) | — |
| Ці | Do you know him? — Yes, I know (him). | — |
| Так | Is this a new student? — Yes, this is a new student. | — |
| Не | Do you know him? — No, I don't know. | — |
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