tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Apr 02 19:14:14 1997
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RE: tuH vs tuHmoH
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: tuH vs tuHmoH
- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 97 23:16:31 UT
jatlh SI'IluD:
> jItaghpa', qechvam ngachlu'ta' 'e' vISov.
> mu'vaD <tuH> pIm'a' mu' <tuHmoH>.
Before I respond to your question, let me address your grammar. I think
you're following the English a little too closely, and not getting this right.
You seem to want to say "Is the word {tuHmoH} different than the word {tuH}?"
You're trying to use apposition, I believe, for "the word {tuH}." This is
extremely confusing when referring to words; I think it's pretty clear that
you're talking about a word. But that's not what's wrong. Think about how
you're using {-vaD}. It *could* be used this way, "is {tuHmoH} different, and
this difference is being applied to {tuH}," but I don't think this is the way
it works. Here's how I would say this:
pIm'a' <tuH> <tuHmoH> je?
Now, this isn't really quite asking what you mean. You want to know if
<tuHmoH> counts as a verb root, because it's found in TKD. I have a hard time
talking about this in English, let alone Klingon! You go on to explain:
> <tuH> <tuHmoH> je ngaS mu'ghom.
> mu'vaD <tuH> pImchugh mu' <tuHmoH> vaj jIghItlh <bItuHmoH'egh>.
If we assume that {ghItlh} counts as a verb of saying here, then we need
merely apply the previous fix:
pImchugh <tuH> <tuHmoH> je, . . .
> mu'vaD <tuH> pImbe'chugh mu' <tuHmoH> vaj jIghItlh <bItuH'eghmoH>
And again.
> pabpo'pu', ghoja'
maSovbe'.
ghaytan wot pIm 'oHbe' <tuHmoH>'e'.
<bItuH'eghmoH> ghItlhlu' net chaw'bej.
<bItuHmoH'egh> ghItlhlu' net chaw'bejbe'.
We don't know. My opinion is that {tuHmoH} is just {tuH} + {-moH}, added for
our convenience. It's not a new verb.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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