tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jan 28 22:41:19 2002
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RE: KLBC: T'Anna/ nu translation
> > Now you write "His pet steals my food."
> :)His pet steals my food
> :)-Daj Saj nIHpu' -wIj Soj
> :)Sojwij nIHpu' SajDaj
(Be careful of the capital "I")
I'm not sure why you have the -pu' suffix on there.
SojwIj nIH SajDaj
You were really close.
The noun suffix -pu': The s at the end of steals doesn't make this the
plural form of steal. nIH is a verb. Only nouns can be made plural.
The verb suffix -pu': nIHpu' refers to a completed act of stealing. It was
completed, or it will be completed. Perfective aspect. Don't worry, I
don't expect you to understand this. I didn't when I first started. We
won't get into this for quite a while.
Now, on a topic of your choice, try a three word sentence, like these that
we've been doing for a while.
DloraH, BG