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Re: it; SIS

David Trimboli ([email protected])

• From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: it; SIS
• Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 08:15:00 -0500
• References: <[email protected]>

From: <[email protected]>
> i wanted to say "and there are not many of us", (learning this language)
but
> i wasn't sure about this construction: <<'ej maH law' tu'lu'be'.>> does
anyone
> have any thoughts on this?

jang nov wamwI':
> 'ej maH law' tu'be'lu'.
>
> I don't know though. It looks wierd to me. That doesn't mean it is wrong.
It
> just looks wierd.


The problem with both of these is that the object {maH} doesn't agree with
the verb prefix (0).  I don't particularly like the construction {maH law'}
anyway.  Here's my alternative:

'ej malaw'be'
and we are not many

SuStel
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