Artificial language decoding — select the word that could mean “guest room” Given translations: • peslligen = basketball court • ligenstrisi = courtroom • oltaganti = placement test Which constructed word could stand for “guest room”?

Introduction / Context:
This puzzle uses a made-up language with consistent roots. Your goal is to isolate the morpheme meaning “room” and combine it with a plausible morpheme for “guest”. The test checks whether you focus on the structural clue rather than familiar English words.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• peslligen = basketball court → likely “pesl–” = basketball, “–ligen” = court.
• ligenstrisi = courtroom → “ligen” = court, “strisi” = room.
• oltaganti = placement test → “olta–” = placement, “–ganti” = test.
• We do not see “guest” elsewhere; therefore the best candidate will be a new stem paired with “room”.

Concept / Approach:
Since “strisi” clearly equals “room” (from courtroom), any word meaning some-kind-of-room should end with “–strisi”. The remaining stem should denote the first word. Because “guest” does not appear in the given data, an unfamiliar stem must be introduced to represent it.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:
Reject alternatives ending with “–strisi” but having wrong stems (e.g., “oltastrisi” would mean placement room) and those lacking “–strisi” entirely (they cannot mean any kind of room).

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• peslstrisi: basketball room, not guest room.
• gantipesl: “test-basketball” mashup; no “room” morpheme.
• oltastrisi: placement room, wrong first word.
• peslganti: mixes “basketball” and “test”; again no “room”.

Common Pitfalls:
Assuming you must have seen every stem previously. In these problems, once you know the head morpheme (room), a new compatible stem can legitimately denote the modifier (guest).

Final Answer:
vosefstrisi