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Re: -qang vs. neH (was KLBC: bIng)



Agnieszka:
> What still puzzles me is the difference between (1ab), where volition is
> expressed by the suffix <<?qang>> and (2ab), when it is expressed by the
> verb <<neH>>. Obviously, the gloss is different but are we looking at two
> different ways of expressing the same idea or at two different ways of
> expressing two different ideas?

The latter.                            cha'DIch 'oH.

<<-qang>> denotes that the subject     qay'bogh vay' ghajbe' 'e' 'oS
doesn't have a problem with doing      <<-qang>>
the action.

<<neH>> denotes an actual desire to    maS 'e' 'oS <<neH>>
do it.

One might be willing to do             jatlhlaH vay':  Say'nISmo' puch
something, because it is necessary,    vISay'qangchoHmoH 'a vISay'choHmoH
but not really want to do it - like    neHbe'
clean the toilets.

On the other hand, one might want      jatlhlaH vay':  qoH vIHoH neH 'a
to do something, but not be willing    chutmo' vIHoHqangbe' (qoj ghobmo'
to do it because the consequences      vIHoHqangbe')
are too great, or the risks or
whatever.


Jiri
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