tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 23 21:32:08 1997
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Re: mu'tlheghmey Qatlh
ja' Qov:
>}>SutwIj Huj lubuStaHvIS 'avwI'pu', Qe' ngo'Daq 'avwI' mIS'e' lutIv
>}>SoplI'bogh loDpu'.
>...It is "the guard's *confusion*, as opposed to the confused guard.
jIyajbe'. "confused guard" would also be {'avwI' mIS}, and because
{-'e') is a Type 5 noun suffix, it would go on the adjectival verb.
The ambiguity can't be resolved with {-'e'}, though a Type 3 suffix
would work: {'avwI' mISna'} "the guard's definite confusion"
-- ghunchu'wI'