tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 17 15:58:39 1995

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Re: KLBC - DochHommey




On Mon, 17 Apr 1995, R.B Franklin wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 17 Apr 1995 [email protected] wrote:
> 
> > DaQtIq wrote a little story on 4/14/95 which raised a couple questions. 
> >    How do I say "I dreamed about someone"? {bInajtaHvIS ghot vIghompu'} ?
> 
> That says, "While YOU are dreaming, I had encountered a person."  
> In this case, I would probably omit {-pu'}.  To me it could ambiguously 
> mean that during the time period under consideration, the event of 
> meeting a person had been completed and is over with.  I would say:

After further consideration, I would like to amend my previous remark.
We do have the canon example:  SutlhtaHvIS chaH DIHIvpu'.
Therefore, I think it is perfectly fine to say:  jInajtaHvIS ghot vIghompu'.

> > Brad

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