"Is mother lighting the fire?"

Translation: Mama anawasha moto?

[Marcus374679]

Shouldn't it be Je mama anawasha moto?

[Ernst557459]

Je is optional.

[SirHumphrey2]

Might be optional, but unfortunately it is marked "wrong" when I try it. :-(

[GenevieveJ4]

I can't find an explanation for why placing 'Je' at the beginning would be marked wrong. I'm reporting it (May 2021).

[KennyGrindall]

Apparently, in this case, 'je' is not optional... it's wrong.

[Ernst557459]

Please explain. Why should it be wrong?

[Iul1]

Yes, I was wondering that too, because I put it in the answer and it was marked wrong too.

[Matthias720438]

It mustn't be wrong if the question begins with a "je"!

[Nsikan9]

What's the verb stem here?

[AGreatUserName]

-washa :-)

[eggorn]

Is it incorrect to put mama at the end? I wrote: Anawasha moto mama? and it was marked incorrect

[TilmanMaria]

yes it is wrong. Because you are not asking mom about it, you are asking someone else if Mom is lighting the fire

[JimmyJW]

Same question going back 11 months, apparently nobody is looking at these posts.