tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 17 15:24:57 1997
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Re: Adjectives WAS RE: KBLS: Storm
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Adjectives WAS RE: KBLS: Storm
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 18:24:54 -0400 (EDT)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "Neal Schermerhorn" at Jun 16, 97 07:55:09 pm
According to Neal Schermerhorn:
>
> ghItlh SuStel:
>
> >Assuming {jev} means "storm (v)" as in weather, it's not a qualitative verb.
> It cannot be used adjectivally. You must use a relative clause. {nujon jevbogh
> tat 'eng!}
>
> I won't argue with the sentence you give - it is entirely correct, and is
> better than mine. But this opens a can of qaghmey - what exactly can be used
> adjectivally?...
>
> Now, what about moD (v) hurry? moDbogh loD = man who hurries is OK if we mean
> this in a general sense. But what if I want to specify the fact that the man I
> am referring to is the one whose present state is that of hurrying? Why not
> say loD muD = hurrying man?
>
> loD muD yIpuS 'ej yIbaH! Sight the hurrying man and fire!
Nothing in TKD gives the slightest hint that this could be
valid, and we have a canon example to the contrary. A thousand
throats can be cut by a running man. Okrand did not use *loD
qet*. He used {qetbogh loD}, exactly as we would expect him to.
You have no argument.
charghwI'