tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Feb 13 03:04:24 1998
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definitive noun suffix -na'
- From: "Eduardo Fonseca" <[email protected]>
- Subject: definitive noun suffix -na'
- Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 08:19:35 -0300
Greetings!
Let's see the CK following exemple:
"- I need to find A doctor" "Qel vISamnIS".
In this exemple, I want to find any sort of doctor because there
is nothing especifing what doctor I need. But if I want to
say: I need to find THE doctor, I need to find an especific doctor.
In this case I can say: "Qelna' vISamnIS"
Using other exemple. A person enter in a school and say:
"- I want to talk with a teacher". "ghojmoHwI' vIjatlh vIneH."
Any teacher will serve for the propouse of the person because
she didn't especify what sort of teacher she wants to talk but if she say:
"- I want to talk with THE teacher", "ghojmoHwI'na' vIjalth vIneH"
it means that she know exatly the teacher she wants to talk or the
school has only 1 teacher. It can sound strange, but I didn't see
anyone saying: "- where is A captain". Off course there is only 1
captain managing the ship. In this case we just say:
nuqDaq ghaH HoD'e' or nuqDaq HoD. But if you are searching
for an especific crew member, you could say: nuqDaq ghaH beqna''e'.
Edy