tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jun 26 13:13:23 2002
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Re: adverbials with -Ha'
> >Here {batlh bIHeghbe'} doesn't mean merely "you won't die" but that
> >"you won't die honorably".(I'll leave the question of whether "dying
> >without honor" {batlh Heghbe'} is the same as "dying dishonorably"
> >{batlhHa' Hegh} for another thread.)--
>
> These are exactly the sorts of questions I like. Let me spin it slightly
> differently, to make the point clear.
>
> Does the sentence {batlh bIHeghbe'} mean
>
> 1) you will die dishonorably.
> 2) you won't die honorably.
> ...
Another twist, does /batlh bIHeghbe'/ mean "You will not die honorably"
- as in: You will die, but it will be dishonorably.
- or as: You will continue to live honorably.
DloraH