DLAB Language Structure Deduction

Question 1

You are given these sentences in an unknown language: 'melo kira tan' = 'the dog runs,' 'melo bira tan' = 'the cat runs,' 'melo kira pun' = 'the dog sleeps.' What does 'kira' mean?

Accepted Answer

dog

Answer

Comparing sentences 1 and 2: 'kira' changes to 'bira' when 'dog' changes to 'cat,' so 'kira' = dog and 'bira' = cat. Comparing sentences 1 and 3: 'tan' changes to 'pun' when 'runs' changes to 'sleeps.' 'Melo' stays constant (= the/a), confirming 'kira' = dog.

Question 2

In an unknown language: 'aba keri' = 'red house,' 'aba moli' = 'red car,' 'fesi keri' = 'big house.' What is 'big car'?

Accepted Answer

fesi moli

Answer

From the data: 'aba' = red, 'keri' = house, 'moli' = car, 'fesi' = big. The pattern is adjective + noun (word order). Therefore 'big car' = 'fesi moli,' following the same adjective-first pattern.

Question 3

Given: 'noka tali resa' = 'the boy eats bread,' 'noka tali gebu' = 'the boy eats fish,' 'sira tali resa' = 'the girl eats bread.' What is the word order?

Accepted Answer

Subject-Verb-Object

Answer

Position 1 changes with the subject (noka=boy, sira=girl). Position 2 stays constant as the verb (tali=eats). Position 3 changes with the object (resa=bread, gebu=fish). This is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order.

Question 4

Study these sentences: 'paku lo men' = 'I see you,' 'paku men lo' = 'you see me,' 'paku lo sen' = 'I see him.' What does 'paku' mean?

Accepted Answer

see

Answer

'Paku' appears in all three sentences regardless of who sees whom. Since the subject and object change but 'paku' remains constant, it must be the verb 'see.' The pronouns change positions to indicate subject and object roles.

Question 5

In an unknown language: 'domo-la' = 'in the house,' 'domo-ke' = 'from the house,' 'parku-la' = 'in the park.' What does '-la' mean?

Accepted Answer

in

Answer

'-la' appears in both 'domo-la' (in the house) and 'parku-la' (in the park). The only common meaning is 'in.' '-ke' appears with 'from,' confirming '-la' = in. These are postpositional suffixes indicating location.

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test

DLAB Language Structure Deduction