tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Feb 07 08:09:15 2003
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Re: I´m a new member, Noel is my name.
- From: "Agnieszka Solska" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: I´m a new member, Noel is my name.
- Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 14:16:21 +0000
ghItlh ngabwI':
>qaStaHvIS DISwIj wa'maHDIch, Heghpu' vavwI'.
nuq Damaq DaneH'a'?
a/ "When I was ten my father died. or
b/ "When I was ten my father had (already) died. "
(implying that he died before "the tenth year of your life" began.)
qech /b/ 'oS mu'tlheghlIj.
>qaStaHvIS DISwIj wa'maH loSDIch, mu*adopt*ta'.
nuq Damaq DaneH'a'?
a/ "When I was fourteen he adopted me." or
b/ "When I was fourteen he had (already) adopted me."
(implying that he had adopted you before "the 14th year
of your life" began.)
qech /b/ 'oS mu'tlheghlIj.
ret ghu' wIDelmeH mojaqmey {-pu'} {-ta'} je DIlo'be'.
rInbogh ghu' DaDelmeH mojaqvam DIlo'.
{-pu'} {-ta'} are not used to indicate the past tense but to indicate that
the activity is completed. (TKD 4.2.7.)
'ISqu'
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