tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 21 16:47:00 1997
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RE: bo'DIjDaq jajmeywIj
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: bo'DIjDaq jajmeywIj
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 97 23:43:52 UT
[email protected] on behalf of Marc Paige wrote:
> BTW, What should I have used instead of pumwI' for the "accused"?
>
> pumwI' = accuser (wrong in my usage)
Yes, it's accuser.
> pummoHboghwI' ?= accused (i.e. one who causes accusation)
{-wI'} and {-bogh} are both Type 9 verb suffixes and cannot be combined.
Besides, {pummoH} is "cause to accuse." That's not the same as "be accused."
vay' pumlu'bogh
Someone whom one accuses.
Someone accused.
Accused.
> ghot pumlu' = person they accuse (I like this one the best so far)
Ah! You found it, too!
> He's not a <HeSwI'> until proven guilty right? (At least in the US system).
HeSwI'Hey.
DIvwI'Hey
chunwI'Hey.
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