tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Apr 29 15:57:19 1998
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Re: Verb prepositional concepts
- From: WestphalWz <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Verb prepositional concepts
- Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 18:57:05 EDT
In a message dated 98-04-28 11:38:43 EDT, SuStel writes:
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"I pay attention to the man."
Well, if you mean you're visually keeping track of him, use {loD vIbej}. If
you mean you're focusing on him and disregarding everything else, use {loD
vIbuS}. If you mean the man is speaking and you're attending to what he has
to say, use {jatlhlI' loD. jI'IjlI'.} or {jatlhlI' loD. jIqImlI'.} In
such a case you *could* even say {loDvaD jIqIm}, but this is much more
vague >>
loQ jIQoch: rut "keep track of the man" vImughmeH {loD vIHotlh} vIlo', rut
{loD vIbej} vIlo'.
wot mojaq {-lI'} rarlaH mu' {qIm}, 'ach 'IHbe' 'e' vIHar. qaq mojaq {-taH}.
qaq type 7 mojaq Hutlhbogh wanI'.
peHruS