tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Mar 31 14:09:41 1995
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Re: -vaD vs. -Daq on pronouns
On Fri, 31 Mar 1995, William H. Martin wrote:
> According to R.B Franklin:
>
> > I would say something like:
> >
> > Hom ghorlu'pu'bogh vIvIHbe'moHmeH, DeSDajDaq naQ vIQeymoHnIS.
>
> Little comment: ...DeSDaj naQDaq... Type 5 noun suffixes get
> transferred to any adjectival verbs following the noun.
>
> Beyond that, it seems a little cryptic to say that you must
> cause the entire arm to be tight. I dunno...
That's true, but I was not trying to say:
DeSDaj naQDaq vIQeymoHnIS (I need to tighten her entire arm)
Rather, I intended to say, "In order to immobilize the broken bone, I need
to tighten a cane or staff onto her arm"
I'm making the assumption that {naQ} could refer to any stick, rod or
pole. My choice of the verb {QeymoH} was because I couldn't find another
suitable word for "attach", "tie", or "bind". But after double-checking,
I found the verb {bagh}. So make that {...DeSDajDaq naQ vIbaghnIS} (I
need to tie a cane to her arm).
> > yoDtargh
>
> charghwI'
yoDtargh