tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Oct 25 07:41:17 1998
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Re: drillmusiciangroup
YAY!!!! :D qatlho'qu'!
Andeen, Eric wrote:
> lab K'ryntes:
>
> ..
>
> > SuvmeH betleH vIlo'laHpa' betleH vI'uch 'e' vIghojnIS.
> > That's supposed to be (I must learn to hold a betleH before
> > I can use it to fight). At this stage in my study, I can't
> > afford to get stubborn with someone who predates the archives. :)
>
> ..
>
> > P.S. pagh, was my betleH sentence right? I got the 'e' and the
> > meH in there. :)
>
> Two problems. The first is quite simple - you need a <jI-> prefix on <Suv>.
>
> The second is a bit more complicated. You said "I need to learn *THAT* I
> hold a betleH.", but that is not what you want. What you really want to
> learn is the procedure one uses to hold a betleH: <betleH 'uchmeH mIw
> vIghojnIS>. Don't feel bad about this one - most people make it until it is
> explained to them. I did it that way for years.
>
> Despite the problems, this is a wonderfully constructed sentence. majQa'!
>
> pagh
> Beginners' Grammarian