tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 06 21:40:37 1998
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Re: KLBC: Question as object (again)
ja' Qermaq:
>>{Doch'e' 'oSbogh pongvam DaSov'a'}
>>"Do you know the thing that this name represents?"
>
>Or, better still, <Doch'e' 'oSbogh pongvam yIDel> "Describe the thing this
>name represents," to get an answer other than "Yes" or "No." Your sentence
>is exactly what Edy asked for, though.
Questions using {-'a'} *are* yes/no questions. {DaSov'a'} "Do you know it?"
It's not a request for information about what the name means.
If you want to know what the name represents, just ask {nuq 'oS pongvam?}
-- ghunchu'wI'