In a certain code language,
i. 'pit na som' means 'bring me water';
ii. 'na jo tod' means 'water is life';
iii. 'tub od pit' means 'give me toy';
iv. 'jo lin kot' means 'life and death';
Which of the following represents 'na' in that language?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → water
A code word and its meaning appear together: the code common to two sentences stands for the word common to their meanings.
Sentences i and ii have only the code ‘na’ in common (pit na som, na jo tod)
Their meanings have only the word ‘water’ in common (bring me water, water is life)
So ‘na’ means water
The other pairs agree with this: i and iii share ‘pit’ and ‘me’, so pit = me; ii and iv share ‘jo’ and ‘life’, so jo = life.