tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Sep 17 09:32:59 2003
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Re: An error (qep'a' wa'maHDIch)
--- Scott Willis <[email protected]> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:26 PM
> Subject: Re: An error (qep'a' wa'maHDIch)
>
> > 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?
>
> I think so. So, using the above, could I say:
> {wejleS, vIHoHta'}
> and mean "In three days, I will have killed him"?
>
> Or should I stick with
>
> {qaSpa' wej jaj, vIHoH}
> "Before three days happen, I will kill him."
>
What about:
{Dorpa' wej jaj, vIHoH.}
"Before three days end, I will kill him."
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