Sidee baad u seexataa? - How do you sleep?
Dhinaca baan u seexdaa - I sleep on my side
Dabarka baan u seexdaa - I sleep on my back
Sidee baad u lugeeysaa? - How do you walk?
Si aayar baan u lugeeyaa - I walk slowly
Shaah xawaash leh sidee baa loo sameeya? - How is spicy tea made?
IMPORTANT POINT:
The 'u' part of 'Si...u...' is a preposition. It roughly corresponds to the English preposition 'for' or 'to'. Do you remember 'la'? It is another preposition that we use to make a passive sentence.
Waa la cunaa - It is eaten
When 'la' and 'u' come next to each other in a sentence, it becomes 'loo'.
Sidee baa loo sameeyaa? - How is it made?
Sidee baa loo cabbaa? - How is it drunk?
Sidee baa loo kariyaa? - How is it cooked?
Sidee baa loo dhisaa? - How is it built?
Sidee baa loo shaqeeyaa? - How does it work?
For the verb, as in English we use the present habitual form of the verb. I will go into detail about prepositions at a later date.
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