tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jan 24 22:24:26 1998
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Re: intermittently
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: intermittently
- Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 22:23:29 -0800
At 23:06 98-01-22 -0800, peHruS wrote:
}Can (Krankor's discussion in HolQeD 6:4) -taHbe' mean do something
}intermittently, not continuously. Now, -be' does emphasize the "not
}continuous" concept, not the whole verb+taH.
Please write in context the sentence in which you wish {-taHbe'} to mean "do
something intermittantly" and I will tell you if I think it works. With the
information you have given all I can say is 'sometimes yes. sometimes no.'
Qov [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian