tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Dec 23 15:34:17 1996
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RE: KLBC: best & worst, WAS mu'thlheghmeywIj chorghDIch vImugh
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: best & worst, WAS mu'thlheghmeywIj chorghDIch vImugh
- Date: Mon, 23 Dec 96 21:50:13 UT
December 22, 1996 10:56 PM, jatlh HetaQ:
> If I wanted to say "He is the best fighter." :
> SuvmeH ghaH QaQ law' Hoch QaQ puS
>
> and conversely for "He is the worst fighter":
> SuvmeH Hoch QaQ law' ghaH QaQ puS
>
> or is there a much simpler way of stating the ideas of "better" and "worse"?
With law'/puS sentences, it's best to choose the most appropriate verb for
whatever it is you're talking about. {QaQ} is . . . well, boring. And not
very specific.
SuvmeH ghaH po' law' Hoch po' puS.
Also, I don't know for certain that you can reverse the position of {Hoch} in
the superlative sentence. Try to find a different verb.
SuvmeH ghaH Soy' law' Hoch Soy' puS
or whatever is most appropriate.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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