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Pronouns of time, manner, reason and place
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The following table presents interrogative pronouns of time, manner, reason and place:

Table 1
Main clause Embedded clause
Time wannear when wannear't
Manner hoe how hoe't
Reason wêrom why wêrom't
Place wêr where wêr't

On the use of these pronouns in embedded questions, free and ordinary relative clauses, see relative clauses and free relative clauses.

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The interrogative of reason is special in that it can be used with plain (that is, without te to) infinitival main clauses:

1
Wêrom spul meitsje mei sok kostlik waar?
why quarrel make with such wonderful weather
Why start quarreling with such wonderful weather?

Other interrogative pronouns are not used with infinitival main clauses:

2
a. *Wannear spul meitsje mei sok kostlik waar?
when quarrel make with such wonderful weather
When start quarreling with such wonderful weather?
b. *Hoe spul meitsje mei sok kostlik waar?
how quarrel make with such wonderful weather
How start quarreling with such wonderful weather?
c. *Wêr spul meitsje mei sok kostlik waar?
where quarrel make with such wonderful weather
Where start quarreling with such wonderful weather?
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