tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 09 22:06:26 1998
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Re: equally beautiful
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- Subject: Re: equally beautiful
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 01:06:01 EST
In a message dated 98-02-09 21:14:52 EST, Qov writes:
<< I'd add to SuStel's advice the possibility of saying things like:
{tIn bIH 'e' vIqelDI' rap 'unlIj qegh je}
"Your pot is as big as a keg."
lit. When I consider them being big, your pot and a keg are the same.
{nom maqettaHvIS marap Qa' jIH je}
"I can run as fast as a Qa'."
lit. When we run fast, I and a Qa' are the same.
{HoSchaj juvlu'DI' rap Wesley Worf je}
"Wesley is as strong as Worf."
lit. When their strength is measured, Worf and Wesley are the same.
(note that this works only because {HoS} happens to be a noun)
>>
----peHruS agrees----
I admit I have posed the question before. I am STILL struggling.
I really like {tIn bIH 'e' vIqelDI' rap 'unlIj qegh je}
I'm not quite as fond of {nom maqettaHvIS marap Qa' jIH je}
"I can run as fast as a Qa'."
lit. When we run fast, I and a Qa' are the same.
Then, I deliberately avoided sentences which could be cast with nouns in place
of stative verbs. What I am really trying to compare equally are the
qualities.
Now, I'm going to work on the idea you have given me, plug in other subjects
and other qualities, and get a better feeling for this.
Thanks. peHruS