tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 22 22:18:01 1996
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Re: Compound nouns and conjunctions
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Compound nouns and conjunctions
- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 01:17:29 -0500
In a message dated 96-02-22 23:04:33 EST, you write:
>> "batlh chut Sun je" could mean "honor and the discipline of law"
>>as well as the intended meaning of the sentence.
>
>It could mean "honor's law and discipline," "honor and law's discipline,"
>or (most reasonably) "honor, law, and discipline." But it can't mean what
>you asked it to. To say "the law of [something]," {chut} must come last.
>
>I believe {batlh Sun je chut} is what you want.
tera'ngan Hol rur tlhIngan Hol 'e' vItlhoj
majatlh mIw qay' Sev cha' Hol
English says things like: the cardboard food box. Hopefully, this does not
refer to the quality of the food but rather to the makeup of the box.
peHruS