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Re: tagh'a jIlIH'egh

Alan Anderson ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol po'wI']



>From: "Scott Willis" <[email protected]>
>
>> 2. «mu'mey yap vISovlaw'» vIQub.
>> I don't think {Qub} can be used like this, in the sense of "to think, to
>> believe".  (If I'm wrong, someone will correct me, I'm sure.)
>> For this sense, I've seen { 'e' vIHar} "I believe it" used most often, as
>> you did in your message. Repetition is much more acceptable in {tlhIngan
>> Hol} than in English, so you needn't fear sounding like a broken record.

ja' SuStel:
>Philip's sentence doesn't seem to be trying to say "I believe."  It sounds
>to me like he's quoting the thoughts in his head.

jIQochbe'.  qechvamvaD lI' <ja''egh> 'e' vIHar:

  <mu'mey yap vISovlaw'> jIja'egh.

ja'meH vay', jatlhnISbe' qar'a'?

-- ghunchu'wI'


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