tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Mar 03 14:34:53 1995
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jIwuq versus tIn jIH
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- Subject: jIwuq versus tIn jIH
- Date: Fri, 3 Mar 1995 17:33:37 -0500
When am I supposed to attach the indefinite nominative pronoun prefix to the
stative verb? And when am I supposed to use the stative verb plus a
standalone nominative pronoun.
So far in my limited study, I have seen only a partial pattern. The prefix
seems to be used more for temporal feelings. Even without the suffix to the
nominative pronoun, -taH, to indicate continuing status of the attributes
applied by the stative verb, standalone stative verb plus standalone
nominative pronoun constructions seem to indicate more of a lasting quality.
This is not to say the quality cannot change someday, viz. mach jIH.
Actually, tIn jIHtaH I have not encountered thus far. So, perhaps there is
no need according to Klingon grammar to indicate that the attributes are
continuing for a lengthy time period.