tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Aug 20 01:15:10 1994
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Re: KLBC: Re: rI' nobmey nobw...
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- Subject: Re: KLBC: Re: rI' nobmey nobw...
- Date: Sat, 20 Aug 94 13:11:10 EDT
trI'Qalvo':
> > I know that {net} is listed in TKD as a noun, but I object to your
> > using it in a compound, *{netvam}. It's like, "this that." Also,
>
> <net> is a noun? Really? This is news to me. I always thought it was
> just a pronoun/adverbial!
I was addressing a beginner, and when I do so, I try to consider the thought
process behind a construction, such as using the N1 N2 construction for a
partitive, because English uses "of" for both genitives and partitives.
Of course {net} is chuvmey. I was misleading is saying it's a noun, when it
is in fact chuvmey. DaH HIHoH.
--Holtej