tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Apr 08 19:33:40 1998

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Re: tis the season KLBC

>}I'm not as sure as Qov is about {-ta'} vs. {-pu'} here.  {-ta'} seems
>}to focus more on the volition than I think is necessary.  The idea as
>}I understand it is merely that he was dead and now he isn't anymore,
>}though I guess whether or not that happened intentionally does have at
>}least *some* importance in the scheme of things.
>
>That's usualy the side of the argument I take.  I quite agree that {-pu'}
>can apply to intentional and unintentional completion.  We'll let the
>original poster decide whether the English statement means "he said he was
>going to, and he accomplished it" or simply that the action is complete.

My understanding is that before Christ came to earth as flesh, He knew he
was going to die and rise again.  The whole 'purpose' of Christ coming to
earth was to die for our sins.  I would certainly call that [-ta'].  He
didn't just happen to be killed and decided to make good of it somehow.

boghta' ghaH.  Heghta'.  yemmajmo' Heghta'.
yInqa'ta'. (or pep, or whichever root verb is decided on here)

DloraH

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