tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 14 10:00:47 2000
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Re: Grammar Highlight Each Day (bo-)
- From: Marc Ruehlaender <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Grammar Highlight Each Day (bo-)
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 12:00:26 CST
jatlh peHruS:
> >
> > yaS boSov = You (pl) know the officer. (yaS = officer; Sov = knows)
>
jang Holtej, jatlh:
> Or, of course, "You (pl) know the officers."
>
> BTW, out of curiosity, why are you conjugating the verbs, as in (Sov =
> knows)? Why not present them in a way that's consistent with how TKD
> presents them, for consistency and clarity?
>
I actually like this. It helps prevent people from thinking they
can use un-prefixed verb forms like they can use infinitives in English.
> > Suy botlhej'a'? = Do you (pl) go with the merchant?
> > (Suy = merchant; tlhej = accompanies; -'a' = question particle)
>
> Particle? According to TKD, this is a suffix.
I saw this one coming... but I agree, this might be confusing.
> I am afraid that introducing
> non-standard terminology,
[snip]
> might be a source of confusion.
>
Marc Ruehlaender
aka HomDoq
[email protected]