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Re: {rIn} versus {Qav}

• From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: {rIn} versus {Qav}
• Date: Thu, 13 Apr 95 9:43:05 EDT
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>; from "Alan Anderson" at Apr 13, 95 9:04 am

According to Alan Anderson:
> 
> I want to say "The past two weeks exhausted my strength."  Using the proper
> prefix for "they-it" I translate as {HoSwIj lutlhuch cha' Hogh rIn}.
> For "the past two weeks" I choose {cha' Hogh rIn} = "two weeks be-finished".
> yoDtargh suggests {cha' Hogh Qav} = "two weeks be-final".  Since he holds
> the official post of Beginner's Grammarian, I take his suggestions rather
> seriously, but in this case I think {rIn} is better.  I offer the subject
> to the group for discussion.  What do y'all think?
> 
> -- ghunchu'wI'

Well, if we want to be picky and waay clear:

DaH qaSpu'mo' cha' Hogh Qatlh jIDoy'qu'.

When faced with two awkward alternatives, I usually look for a
third which sounds more natural.

charghwI'
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