tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 17 18:14:08 1996
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RE: KLBC. First attempt
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC. First attempt
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 96 00:16:44 UT
December 17, 1996 6:27 AM, jatlh HurghwI':
> >> chaq tlhIngan Hol vIyaj 'e' vIHarpu' law' vIyaj puS (Perhaps I do not
> >> understand Klingon as well as I had believed).
> >
> >Ack! Try to be strict with the law'/puS construction. The verb needs to
be a
> >stative verb. (You have also put a Type 7 suffix on the second verb of an
> >{'e'} sentence, which is not allowed.)
>
> On a similar note, can you say this?:
> chaq jIH yajlaw' law' jIH yaj.
> "Perhaps my apparent understanding is better than my true understanding."
> or, perhaps I don't understand as well as it had appeared. I realize this
> might not be the best way to say this; this is just a linguistic exercise.
When chosing the verb of law'/puS sentence, you must choose a stative verb.
As Okrand says on TKD p. 70, "Any verb expressing a quality or condition may
fit into the Q slot."
{yaj} is not a stative verb. Also, you cannot add suffixes to the verb (as
far as we know). Finally, the verb must appear twice, identically.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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