tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Aug 04 16:21:26 1995
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Re: Re[2]: }}} Dialects (was:...
- From: "Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Re[2]: }}} Dialects (was:...
- Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 16:21:26 -0400
>From: [email protected]
>Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 02:49:51 -0400
><<>Never tick-off a be'SuvwI'! ;-)
><<>
><<>r'Hul
><<be'SuvwI' vIQeHmoH'a'
><<ghe''or vImaSqu'chu' >}};-) *snicker*
>Just as {puqbe'} is "daughter," I think I would use {vajbe'} for female
>warrior. {SuvwI'be'} is also possible; but, I would not say {be'SuvwI'}.
I think I like SuvwI'be' *marginally* better than the other way
'round... but then I'm not sure.
>Comments?
>batlh yIqeqjaj 'ej Hoch yIQapjaj
This is strange though: an optative suffix and imperative on the same verb?
Are you telling me to practice, or wishing that I might? You can't really
wish and command at once.
~mark