tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jan 06 21:10:58 2001
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RE: passive, indefinite pronoun, -lu'
- From: "Will Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: passive, indefinite pronoun, -lu'
- Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 00:10:43 -0500
- Importance: Normal
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
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> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:19 AM
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> Subject: passive, indefinite pronoun, -lu'
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>
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> 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