tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Sep 16 21:27:33 2003
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Re: An error (qep'a' wa'maHDIch)
> Did any other grammatical revelations or new vocabulary come out of this
> year's qep'a'?
Once in a while here we would have discussions about when exactly the point of
completion occurs in relation to a timestamp or -taHvIS.
wejHu' vIHoHta'.
Did I kill him BEFORE three days ago? (possibly)
Could I have done the killing ON that day (three days ago)? Yes.
Some people (including myself), thought that the -ta' had to be true at any
point in time of that day. At one second after midnight, -ta' would mean that
the killing took place before three days ago. //- But without specifying that
precise time -//, you have until 2359 on that day for the event to become -ta'.
Is this understandable?
qep'a' wa'maHDIch, Saturday night, some time after midnight; so I guess
technically that would be Sunday morning.
DloraH