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”?
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Amorpirhunde
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Bbeelmoki
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Cquathunde
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Dclakquat
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Ebeelquat
Answer
Correct Answer: quathunde
Explanation
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:
Extract house: “–quat”.Scan options for words containing “quat” and a new compatible stem for guest.“quathunde” = “quat” + “hunde”. The suffix/prefix split still gives house + (unknown), which is acceptable for “guest”.Exclude choices that contain stems known for bird/blue/bell.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