tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 11 15:21:59 1995
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Re: muHIvqa' veqlargh
On Tue, 11 Apr 1995, William H. Martin wrote:
> According to R.B Franklin:
> ..
> > > *North America*Daq bIH wa'maH Daq.
> > > *Europe*Daq biH cha' Daq.
> >
> > In constructions of this type, if the subject is a noun, it needs the
> > {-'e'} suffix. 'ay' jav DoD wej yIlaD.
> > [North America]Daq bIH wa'maH Daq'e'.
> > [Europe]Daq bIH cha' Daq'e'.
>
> Not quite. The first noun is a locative, not an object.
> Actually, the use of pronouns as "to be" here is possibly
> misguided. I would have said:
Whether or not the first noun is a locative or an object, if sentence is
using a third-person pronoun as a verb, and the subject is a noun,
the subject needs the topic suffix {-'e'}. (TKD, Section 6.3)
pa'DajDaq ghaHtaH la''e'. The commander is in his quarters.
qoH ghaH la''e'. The commander is a fool.
[North America]Daq bIH wa'maH Daq'e'. Ten sites are in North America.
> [North America]Daq wa'maH Daq tu'lu'.
> [Europe]Daq cha' Daq tu'lu'.
This is equally valid.
> > > -- ghunchu'wI' Doy'
> >
> > yoDtargh
>
> charghwI'
yoDtargh