tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Mar 12 15:38:40 1999
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Re: muD Dotlh
I'm glad this particular discussion came up. I'm certain I've
been misusing it for years, but now it's proper use suddenly
makes sense.
charghwI' 'utlh
On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 20:28:03 -0800 (PST) Alan Anderson
<[email protected]> wrote:
> ja' peHruS:
> >bIQuchqa'mo' jIQuch je jIH.
> >
> >Interesting construction. {je} refers to "Here, too," right? I always
> >thought it would mean "It is snowing here, besides raining, for example."
>
> Nope. {je} is a *noun* conjunction, and following a verb it adds the
> "also, too" idea to the meaning of either the subject or object of the
> sentence.
>
> TKD 5.3, page 55: {qaleghpu' je} "I also saw you, I saw you too"
> Its ambiguity is noted by saying it could mean either "I and others
> saw you" or "I saw you and others." It does *not* mean something
> like "I saw you in addition to hearing you."
>
> It gets used incorrectly that way a lot, though. I figure it's a useful
> enough meaning that it might be understood, but I do try very hard not to
> make that particular error.
>
> -- ghunchu'wI'