If in a certain language, 'oka thi' means 'cold weather'; 'doja tu' means 'hot climate' and 'tu ni oka' means 'weather is hot', which word in that language means 'is'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → ni
In such a code, a word common to two phrases stands for the word common to their meanings.
‘oka thi’ (cold weather) and ‘tu ni oka’ (weather is hot) share oka and the word ‘weather’, so oka = weather
‘doja tu’ (hot climate) and ‘tu ni oka’ (weather is hot) share tu and the word ‘hot’, so tu = hot
In ‘tu ni oka’, the word left is ni, and the meaning left is ‘is’, so ni = is