tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Nov 03 20:25:58 1997
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ngevlu'Qo'wI' (was Re: KLBC: names)
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: ngevlu'Qo'wI' (was Re: KLBC: names)
- Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 23:26:39 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
- Priority: NORMAL
On Sun, 2 Nov 1997 19:03:06 -0800 (PST) Alan Anderson
<[email protected]> wrote:
> wa'maH Hu' jIja'pu':
> >nuqjatlh? chay' tay'laH <-lu'> <-wI'> je?
>
> jang charghwI':
> >ngev - He sells it
> >ngevlu' - one sells it
> >ngevlu'Qo' - one refuses to sell it
> >ngevlu'Qo'wI' - one which one refuses to sell
>
> mu'qoqvam vIyajQo'. DumISmoHtaH Hergh 'e' vItulbej.
bIqarbe'. Daj mu'vam. Qap 'e' vIHar. yajlaw' latlh. chay'
Dayajbe'? The {-lu'} shifts focus to the object of the action
rather than the subject. The {-wI'} nominalizes the action of
the verb on the object. Okay, another angle:
ngevwI' = seller
ngevlu'wI' = that which is sold
ngevlu'Qo'wI' = that which one refuses to sell.
bImIStaH'a'? chaq jImIS 'ej jImIS 'e' vISovbe'.
> -- ghunchu'wI'
charghwI'