RE: passive, indefinite pronoun, -lu'

["Will Martin" <willm@cstone.net>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: BestATN@aol.com [mailto:BestATN@aol.com]
> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:19 AM
> To: tlhIngan-Hol@kli.org
> Subject: passive, indefinite pronoun, -lu'
>
>
...
> can the pronoun 'e' take the verb suffix -'a' to translate more
> literally "Is
> it that..?", e.g. <quSvamDaq ba'lu' 'e''a'?> ?

In a word: "No."

In more words: Definitely not. Never. No how. Not under ANY circumstances.
ghobe'. Nyet. Ikke. Ne jamais pas.

{'e'} is a pronoun with a very specific and limited use. {-'a'} is a verb
suffix. {'e'} does not act like a verb the way that other pronouns can and
can never take any suffix of any kind, let alone a verb suffix.

> lay'tel SIvten

SarrIS