tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jun 03 07:58:36 1995
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Re: Another can of worms
According to [email protected]:
>
> qalegh = I see you
> jaghvaD qanob = I give YOU to the enemy ???
> pagh qanob <> I give [to] you a book; rather ???
> SoHvaD pagh vInob = I give you a book ???
That's {paq}, not {pagh}. (I've made this kind of vocab error
enough times to emphathize -- I know I can hear the sound of a
hand slapping a forehead...) Anyway, both of these work.
> HIghoS = come to me
I would not have thought of this, but it should work fine.
Usually, I'd just say {Ha'!}
> HIHoymoH = let me hear
That's {Qoy}. It is also a little strange twist on the meaning.
I'd say {jIQoy 'e' yIchaw'.} Still, I can see your point. It is
arguably better your way.
> jaghvaD HInob = give ME to the enemy ???
>
> Does this mean that qa+Verb MUST mean "I act upon you"?
taj qanob.
I'm really acting upon the knife. It's like your {paq qanob}
example, which works fine. While {SoHvaD paq vInob} works fine
as well, neither is massively preferable over the other.
> peHruS
charghwI'
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