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Question 1Reading comprehension and language structures

Khoekhoegowab ǁgauǀgâs ǃnâ, ǀguis ge 'dental click' ǀkha ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. ǃ
  2. ǀ Correct answer.
  3. ǁ
  4. ǂ

Explanation

The dental click is represented by the symbol ǀ. In Khoekhoegowab orthography, each click type has a distinct symbol: ǁ is lateral, ǃ is alveolar, and ǂ is palatal. Recognizing these symbols is essential for accurate reading and writing.

Question 2Reading comprehension and language structures

ǀGuis ge 'she' ǀkha ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. ǁîgu
  2. ǁîs Correct answer.
  3. ǁîb
  4. tita

Explanation

The pronoun for 'she' is ǁîs, which is the feminine third-person singular form. ǁîb is the masculine counterpart ('he'), while ǁîgu is plural ('they') and tita is first-person singular ('I').

Question 3Reading comprehension and language structures

Tita khoe ge mû. ǀNai ǁnā ǀkha ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. Past Correct answer.
  2. Future
  3. Negative
  4. Present

Explanation

The particle 'ge' marks past tense in Khoekhoegowab. In the sentence 'Tita khoe ge mû', it indicates that the seeing happened in the past. Present tense uses 'ra', and future tense uses 'nî'.

Question 4Reading comprehension and language structures

Tita khoe ra mû. ǁNā ǀkha ra ǁgauǀgâs: ǀguis ge ǁnā ǁgauǀgâs di ǁaes?

  1. SOV Correct answer.
  2. VSO
  3. SVO
  4. OVS

Explanation

The sentence 'Tita khoe ra mû' follows Subject-Object-Verb order: 'Tita' (I) is the subject, 'khoe' (person) is the object, and 'mû' (see) is the verb. The tense particle 'ra' appears immediately before the verb. This SOV order is characteristic of Khoekhoegowab.

Question 5Reading comprehension and language structures

'Khoes' (woman) di ǁaes (plural) ǀkha ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. khoen
  2. khoegu
  3. khoedi Correct answer.
  4. khoeb

Explanation

The feminine singular noun 'khoes' (woman) forms its plural with the suffix -di, giving 'khoedi' (women). The masculine noun 'khoeb' (man) takes -n in the plural ('khoen'). 'Khoegu' is not a standard plural form.

Question 6Reading comprehension and language structures

Tita khoe nî mû. ǀNai ǁnā ǀkha ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. Progressive
  2. Present
  3. Future Correct answer.
  4. Past

Explanation

The particle 'nî' indicates future tense. In 'Tita khoe nî mû', it means 'I will see the person.' Present tense is marked by 'ra', and past tense by 'ge'; 'progressive' is not a separate tense marked by nî.

Question 7Reading comprehension and language structures

'ǁGâ ǃnâ' di ǂans ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. with the water
  2. to the water
  3. on the water
  4. in the water Correct answer.

Explanation

The postposition 'ǃnâ' means 'in' or 'inside'. In the phrase 'ǁgâ ǃnâ', it translates as 'in the water'. Khoekhoegowab uses postpositions rather than prepositions, so 'ǃnâ' follows the noun it governs.

Question 8Reading comprehension and language structures

Tita ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ. ǁNā ǀkha ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. I am in the water
  2. I see the water
  3. I speak with the water
  4. I go into the water Correct answer.

Explanation

The sentence 'Tita ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ' means 'I go into the water.' 'Tita' is 'I', 'ǁgâ' is 'water', 'ǃnâ' is 'in/into', 'ra' marks present tense, and 'ǀgâ' means 'go'. The combination clearly indicates motion into the water.

Question 9Reading comprehension and language structures

Khoeb ǁgâ ra mû. ǁÎb ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ. Khoes ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ. ǁÎgu ǁgâ ǀkha ra ǁgau. ǀNai ǁnā ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ?

  1. Khoeb
  2. Khoeb tsî khoes Correct answer.
  3. ǁGâ
  4. Khoes

Explanation

The passage states that the man ('Khoeb') goes into the water ('ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ') and that the woman ('Khoes') also goes into the water. Therefore, both the man and the woman go into the water, which is expressed as 'Khoeb tsî khoes'.

Question 10Reading comprehension and language structures

Khoeb ǁgâ ra mû. ǁÎb ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ. Khoes ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ. ǁÎgu ǁgâ ǀkha ra ǁgau. ǀNai ǁnā 'ǁÎgu' ǀkha ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. Khoes
  2. Khoeb tsî khoes Correct answer.
  3. Khoeb
  4. ǁGâ

Explanation

The pronoun 'ǁÎgu' is the third-person plural, meaning 'they'. In the passage, it refers back to the two people just mentioned: the man (Khoeb) and the woman (Khoes). Thus, 'ǁÎgu' refers to 'Khoeb tsî khoes'.

Question 11Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû. Khoes ge khoe ra mû. ǁÎgu ge ǁgau ra ǁgau. ǀNai ǁnā ǁgauǀgâs ǃnâ 'khoe' ra mû?

  1. ǀGuis
  2. ǁÎgu
  3. Khoes Correct answer.
  4. Khoeb

Explanation

Khoes ge khoe ra mû means the woman sees a person. The man sees a house, and ǁÎgu refers to the plural group speaking, not to the one who sees the person. So the correct answer is Khoes.

Question 12Reading comprehension and language structures

Khoekhoegowab ǃnâ, 'khoeb' ge ǀguib masculine singular. ǀNai ǁnā ǁgauǀgâs ǃnâ 'khoeb' di plural (ǁaes) ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. khoeb
  2. khoegu Correct answer.
  3. ǁîgu
  4. khoes

Explanation

The plural of khoeb is khoegu, which can mean 'people' or 'men' depending on context. Khoes is the feminine singular, while ǁîgu is a pronoun rather than a noun plural.

Question 13Reading comprehension and language structures

In 'Khoes ge ǁgâ ra mû', which word is the verb?

  1. Khoes
  2. mû Correct answer.
  3. ǁgâ
  4. ge

Explanation

The verb is mû 'see', which expresses the action. Khoes is the subject noun, ǁgâ is the object noun, and ge is a particle rather than the verb. Therefore mû is the correct choice.

Question 14Reading comprehension and language structures

In Khoekhoegowab, 'ǁnā ǁgâ' means 'that house'. Which form means 'this house'?

  1. ǁNā ǁgâ
  2. ǀGuis ǁgâ
  3. ǁÎb ǁgâ
  4. ǁNī ǁgâ Correct answer.

Explanation

The demonstrative ǁnī marks something near the speaker, 'this', while ǁnā marks something farther away, 'that'. Therefore ǁnī ǁgâ is 'this house'. ǁÎb is a pronoun and ǀguis means 'one', so they do not form the proximal demonstrative.

Question 15Reading comprehension and language structures

In the sentence 'Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû', what is the basic order of subject, object, and verb?

  1. Object–Subject–Verb
  2. Subject–Verb–Object
  3. Verb–Subject–Object
  4. Subject–Object–Verb Correct answer.

Explanation

Khoekhoegowab normally places the verb at the end of the clause. Khoeb is the subject, ǁgâ is the object, and mû 'see' is the verb, giving Subject–Object–Verb. The other orders would move the verb or object from their expected positions.

Question 16Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû. ǁÎb ge khoe ra mû. Khoes ge ǁgâ ra mû. ǁÎs ge khoe ra mû. ǀNai ǁnā ǁgauǀgâs ǃnâ 'ǁÎb' ǀkha ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. Khoes
  2. Khoeb Correct answer.
  3. ǀGuis
  4. ǁÎgu

Explanation

ǁÎb is the masculine singular pronoun 'he', so it refers back to khoeb, the man. The feminine pronoun ǁîs later refers to khoes. ǁÎgu is plural and ǀguis means 'one', so neither fits the reference.

Question 17Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû. Khoes ge khoe ra mû. ǁÎgu ge ǁgau ra ǁgau. ǀNai ǁnā ǁgauǀgâs ǃnâ ǁnā ǁgauǀgâs ǀkha ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. They see different things. Correct answer.
  2. They both see a house.
  3. They are speaking to each other.
  4. They are going home.

Explanation

The man sees a house (ǁgâ) while the woman sees a person (khoe), so their actions differ. The last sentence uses ǁÎgu for a plural group speaking, but it does not say the man and woman are going home. Thus the supported inference is that they see different things.

Question 18Reading comprehension and language structures

In 'ǁÎgu ge ǁgâ ra mû', what number does the pronoun ǁÎgu express?

  1. collective
  2. singular
  3. plural Correct answer.
  4. dual

Explanation

ǁÎgu is the plural pronoun 'they', used when more than one person is indicated. Singular would be ǁîb or ǁîs, and dual would require a different form. The sentence therefore expresses plural number.

Question 19Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû. ǁÎb ge khoe ra mû. Khoes ge khoe ra mû. ǁÎs ge ǁgâ ra mû. ǀNai ǁnā ǁgauǀgâs ǃnâ ǁnā ǁgauǀgâs ǀkha ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. Only the woman sees a person.
  2. Only the man sees a house.
  3. The man sees no person.
  4. Both see both. Correct answer.

Explanation

The man sees a house, and ǁÎb (he) then sees a person. The woman sees a person, and ǁÎs (she) then sees a house. Therefore both the man and the woman see both a house and a person.

Question 20Reading comprehension and language structures

In 'Khoeb ge khoes ǀkha ra ǁgau', what role does ǀkha play?

  1. comitative Correct answer.
  2. subject marker
  3. tense marker
  4. object marker

Explanation

ǀkha is a comitative postposition meaning 'with', linking the man and the woman as joint participants. The verb ǁgau means 'speak', so the sentence means the man speaks with the woman. It does not mark object, subject, or tense.

Question 21Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Tita ge ǀgam ǂkham khoegu ra mû. ǀNai ǁnā ǁgauǀgâs ǃnâ 'ǀgam' ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. one
  2. three
  3. many
  4. two Correct answer.

Explanation

ǀgam is the numeral 'two' in Khoekhoegowab. ǀgui is 'one', ǃnona is 'three', and ǀnî can mean 'many'. The speaker sees two small children.

Question 22Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: ǁNā ǁgâ ge tita di. ǀNai ǁnā ǁgauǀgâs ǃnâ 'tita di' ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. my Correct answer.
  2. his
  3. your
  4. her

Explanation

tita means 'I/me', and di is the possessive linker, so tita di means 'my'. The full sentence means 'That house is mine'.

Question 23Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Tita ge ǁgâ ra mû. ǁNā ǁgâ ge ǂkham. ǀNai ǁnā ǁgauǀgâs ǃnâ 'ǂkham' ra ǁgauǀgâs?

  1. very old
  2. very big
  3. small Correct answer.
  4. quite new

Explanation

ǂkham means 'small' in Khoekhoegowab. The sentence ǁNā ǁgâ ge ǂkham describes the house as small, not big, new, or old.

Question 24Reading comprehension and language structures

In the sentence 'Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû', what does the particle 'ra' indicate?

  1. future
  2. past
  3. negation
  4. now Correct answer.

Explanation

ra is the present-tense marker placed before the verb in Khoekhoegowab. The sentence therefore describes a current action, not a past or future one. Negation is marked by a different particle.

Question 25Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû. Khoes ge khoe ra mû. ǁÎs ge ǁgau ra ǁgau. In the passage, what does 'ǁÎs' refer to?

  1. the woman Correct answer.
  2. the people
  3. the house
  4. the man

Explanation

ǁÎs is the feminine singular pronoun 'she'. In the passage it refers back to khoes, the woman, who is the subject of the preceding clause. ǁÎb would refer to a male subject.

Question 26Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû. Khoes ge khoe ra mû. What is the main idea of this passage?

  1. A woman enters a small house.
  2. They see different things. Correct answer.
  3. A man builds a large house.
  4. Two people speak.

Explanation

The passage presents two clauses: the man sees a house, and the woman sees a person. Together they show two people perceiving different things, not building or entering a house.

Question 27Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû. ǁÎb ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ. What does 'ǀgâ' mean in this passage?

  1. see
  2. speak
  3. build
  4. go in Correct answer.

Explanation

In the phrase ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ, the verb ǀgâ means 'go in' or 'enter'. The postposition ǃnâ means 'in', and the house is the destination. It does not mean see, speak, or build.

Question 28Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge Khoekhoegowab ǁgau ra ǁgau. Khoes ge English ǁgau ra ǁgau. Which language does the man speak?

  1. Khoekhoegowab Correct answer.
  2. neither language
  3. both languages
  4. English only

Explanation

The first sentence says Khoeb ge Khoekhoegowab ǁgau ra ǁgau, so the man speaks Khoekhoegowab. The second sentence assigns English to the woman. The question asks only about the man.

Question 29Reading comprehension and language structures

In 'Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû', what is the function of the particle 'ge'?

  1. yes/no question marker
  2. declarative marker Correct answer.
  3. direct object marker
  4. future tense marker

Explanation

ge is a declarative particle in Khoekhoegowab main clauses; it follows the subject in a statement such as Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû. It is not a question, object, or future marker.

Question 30Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû. ǁNā ǁgâ ge ǂkham. ǁÎb ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ. Khoes ge khoe ra mû. ǁNā khoe ge ǂkham. Which statement is best supported by the passage?

  1. He enters a small house. Correct answer.
  2. She speaks to the man.
  3. He sees two small houses.
  4. She enters the large house.

Explanation

The passage says the man sees a house, the house is small, and he goes into it. Combining these facts supports 'He enters a small house.' The woman's actions are separate, and no two houses are mentioned.

Question 31Reading comprehension and language structures

In Khoekhoegowab, the noun 'khoes' means 'woman' and is feminine singular. Which form is its correct plural?

  1. khoegu
  2. khoes
  3. khoesgu
  4. khoesdi Correct answer.

Explanation

Khoekhoegowab marks feminine singular nouns with -s and forms the feminine plural with -di, so khoes 'woman' becomes khoesdi 'women'. The suffix -gu is the masculine plural pattern seen in khoeb > khoegu, so it cannot attach to the feminine stem here.

Question 32Reading comprehension and language structures

Mâtiko ǂkham khoegu ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ? What information does the question word 'Mâtiko' ask for?

  1. number Correct answer.
  2. time
  3. place
  4. reason

Explanation

Mâtiko is the Khoekhoegowab question word used to ask 'how many', so it requests a number rather than a place, time or reason. In the sentence it asks about the quantity of ǂkham khoegu 'young men'.

Question 33Reading comprehension and language structures

In the phrase 'ǁgâ ǃnâ', what relation does the postposition 'ǃnâ' express?

  1. because
  2. towards
  3. inside Correct answer.
  4. with

Explanation

The postposition ǃnâ follows a noun and expresses 'in' or 'inside', so ǁgâ ǃnâ means 'in the house'. It is a locative postposition, not a comitative or possessive marker.

Question 34Reading comprehension and language structures

Which pronoun correctly replaces 'khoesdi' (women) in a following sentence?

  1. ǁÎgu
  2. ǁÎs
  3. ǁÎdi Correct answer.
  4. ǁÎb

Explanation

Khoekhoegowab pronouns agree with the noun's gender and number. Khoesdi is feminine plural, so it is replaced by ǁÎdi; ǁÎs is feminine singular, ǁÎb masculine singular, and ǁÎgu masculine plural.

Question 35Reading comprehension and language structures

In 'Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû tsî khoes ge khoe ra mû', what is the function of 'tsî'?

  1. It shows possession.
  2. It introduces a question.
  3. It marks negation.
  4. It means 'and'. Correct answer.

Explanation

Tsî is a coordinating conjunction meaning 'and' and links the two clauses in the sentence. It does not negate, question, or mark possession.

Question 36Reading comprehension and language structures

Which phrase correctly means 'young women' in Khoekhoegowab?

  1. ǂkham khoesdi Correct answer.
  2. ǂkham khoegu
  3. ǂkham khoeb
  4. ǂkham khoes

Explanation

In a noun phrase, ǂkham 'young' modifies the noun without changing form, while the noun carries number. 'Women' is khoesdi, the feminine plural of khoes, so 'young women' is ǂkham khoesdi.

Question 37Reading comprehension and language structures

Which sentence uses 'khoes' as the object?

  1. Khoes ge khoeb ra mû.
  2. Khoeb ge ǁgâ ra mû.
  3. Khoes ge ǂkham ǁgâ ra mû.
  4. Khoeb ge khoes ra mû. Correct answer.

Explanation

Khoekhoegowab basic clauses are subject-object-verb, so the object appears before the final verb. In Khoeb ge khoes ra mû, khoeb is subject, khoes is object, and ra mû is the present verb phrase.

Question 38Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ. Khoes ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǁgau. ǁÎgu ge ǂkham khoegu ra mû. Who speaks inside the house?

  1. the woman Correct answer.
  2. the children
  3. the young men
  4. the man

Explanation

The second sentence says Khoes ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǁgau: the woman is the one speaking inside the house. The man is described with ǀgâ 'live', and the young men with mû 'see'.

Question 39Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ tama. ǁÎb ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǁgau. What can be inferred about the man?

  1. He speaks there but does not live there. Correct answer.
  2. He does not speak there at all.
  3. He sees the house from outside but never enters it.
  4. He lives there and speaks there.

Explanation

The particle tama negates the preceding predicate, so ǀgâ tama means 'does not live'. The next sentence says the man speaks in the house, which supports speaking there without living there.

Question 40Reading comprehension and language structures

In 'Khoes ge ǁgâ ǃnâ go ǀgâ', what does the particle 'go' signal?

  1. past
  2. plural
  3. negation
  4. future Correct answer.

Explanation

In Khoekhoegowab tense-aspect marking, go indicates future reference, while ra marks present and tama marks negation. Thus ǁgâ ǃnâ go ǀgâ means 'will live in the house'.

Question 41Reading comprehension and language structures

Which form correctly completes the sentence 'ǁNā ___ ge ǂkham' so that it means 'Those men are young'?

  1. khoeb
  2. khoegu Correct answer.
  3. khoesdi
  4. khoes

Explanation

Khoekhoegowab marks masculine singular with -b and masculine plural with -gu; khoeb 'man' therefore becomes khoegu 'men'. The demonstrative ǁnā remains compatible with the plural noun.

Question 42Reading comprehension and language structures

Khoeb ge ǂkham. Which pronoun correctly replaces 'khoeb' in the next sentence, '___ ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ'?

  1. ǁÎb Correct answer.
  2. ǁÎgu
  3. Tita
  4. ǁÎs

Explanation

Khoekhoegowab pronouns agree in gender and number with the noun they replace. Khoeb is masculine singular, so the anaphoric pronoun is ǁîb 'he'. ǁÎs is feminine singular and ǁÎgu is plural.

Question 43Reading comprehension and language structures

Which sentence correctly negates 'Khoeb ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǁgau' using the negative particle 'tama'?

  1. Khoeb ge tama ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǁgau.
  2. Tama khoeb ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǁgau.
  3. Khoeb ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǁgau tama. Correct answer.
  4. Khoeb ge ǁgâ ǃnâ tama ra ǁgau.

Explanation

In Khoekhoegowab clausal negation with tama, the negative particle follows the verb at the end of the clause. The tense-aspect particle ra stays before the verb. Placing tama before ra or before the object breaks the clause structure.

Question 44Reading comprehension and language structures

In Khoekhoegowab declarative clauses such as 'Khoeb ge ǂkham khoegu ra mû', where does the object normally occur?

  1. Before the verb Correct answer.
  2. After the verb
  3. Before the subject
  4. After the question word

Explanation

Khoekhoegowab is verb-final in neutral declarative clauses. The object phrase precedes the tense particle and the verb, while the subject comes first. The sequence is subject, then object, then ra plus verb.

Question 45Reading comprehension and language structures

Which question word asks specifically about the place where an event happens, as in asking where the man lives?

  1. ǀNai
  2. Mâtse
  3. Mâtiko
  4. Mâpa Correct answer.

Explanation

Mâpa is the Khoekhoegowab interrogative used for place, corresponding to 'where'. Mâtiko asks about number, Mâtse asks about manner, and ǀnai asks 'what' or 'which' depending on context.

Question 46Reading comprehension and language structures

Which phrase correctly expresses 'the woman's house' in Khoekhoegowab?

  1. ǁgâ di khoes
  2. di khoes ǁgâ
  3. khoes ǁgâ di
  4. khoes di ǁgâ Correct answer.

Explanation

A possessive phrase places the possessor first, adds the possessive linker di, and then names the possessed noun. Thus khoes 'woman' + di + ǁgâ 'house' gives 'the woman's house'. The linker cannot follow the possessed noun.

Question 47Reading comprehension and language structures

Which postposition completes 'Khoeb ge khoes ___ ra ǁgau' to mean 'The man speaks to the woman'?

  1. ǃnâ
  2. ǂnû
  3. ǃoa Correct answer.
  4. ǂama

Explanation

The postposition ǃoa expresses direction towards a person or thing, so khoes ǃoa means 'to the woman'. The other postpositions express different spatial relations, such as 'in', 'under', or 'on'.

Question 48Reading comprehension and language structures

Passage: Khoeb ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ. Khoes ge ǁgâ ǃnâ ra ǀgâ. ǁÎgu ge ǂkham khoegu ra mû. What can be inferred about the man and the woman from the passage?

  1. Both speak to the young men.
  2. Neither sees the young men.
  3. Both live inside the house. Correct answer.
  4. The woman lives outside the house.

Explanation

Both clauses place the man and the woman in the same locative phrase, ǁgâ ǃnâ, with the verb ǀgâ. That shared structure supports the inference that both live inside the house. The final clause says they see young men, not that they speak to them.

Question 49Reading comprehension and language structures

In the clause 'ǁÎgu ge ǂkham khoegu ra mû', which analysis of the grammatical relations is correct?

  1. ǁÎgu is a possessive modifier.
  2. Both ǁÎgu and ǂkham khoegu are objects.
  3. ǂkham khoegu is the subject and ǁÎgu is the object.
  4. ǁÎgu is the subject and ǂkham khoegu is the object. Correct answer.

Explanation

The pronoun ǁÎgu occurs immediately after the clause-initial position and before ge, marking it as the subject. The phrase ǂkham khoegu follows ge and precedes the tense particle ra and the verb, so it functions as the object.

Question 50Reading comprehension and language structures

In the sentence 'Khoes ge ǂkham khoegu ra mû', which English verb best matches the meaning of 'mû'?

  1. enter
  2. speak
  3. see Correct answer.
  4. dwell

Explanation

The verb mû means 'see' in Khoekhoegowab, so the clause describes a woman seeing young men. The other verbs belong to different actions and would require different Khoekhoegowab lexical items.