Artificial language decoding — select the word that could mean “houseguest” Given translations: • morpirquat = birdhouse • beelmorpir = bluebird • beelclak = bluebell Which constructed word could stand for “houseguest”?

Introduction / Context:
Here you must deduce the stems for “house”, “bird”, and “blue”, then recombine to create “houseguest”. The point is to correctly extract the “house” morpheme and pair it with a plausible new morpheme for “guest”.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• morpirquat = birdhouse → “morpir–” = bird, “–quat” = house.
• beelmorpir = bluebird → “beel–” = blue, “morpir–” = bird (confirms).
• beelclak = bluebell → “clak” = bell.
• We have no prior stem for “guest”, so a new consistent stem must be introduced.

Concept / Approach:
The target “houseguest” must include the “house” stem “–quat”. The remaining stem must be a fresh candidate for “guest”. Options that either use “morpir–” (bird) or “beel–/clak–” (blue/bell) will not match.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:
“quathunde” uniquely preserves the house stem and introduces a reasonable new stem for guest. The others either keep “morpir–/beel–/clak–” or omit “quat”.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• morpirhunde: “birdguest”, not “houseguest”.
• beelmoki: “blue–(unknown)”; no house component.
• clakquat: “bellhouse” (nonsense for the target).
• beelquat: “bluehouse”, not guest.

Common Pitfalls:
Assuming the first part must be the modifier. In these questions, order can vary; what matters is that the correct stems appear together to express the requested compound.

Final Answer:
quathunde