tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 19 09:26:11 2004
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Re: KLBC: "while they tried to escape"
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- Subject: Re: KLBC: "while they tried to escape"
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 18:25:58 +0200 (CEST)
Von: QeS lagh <[email protected]>
> I was just going to simplify this to "while they tried to regroup". I was
> originally thinking {ghomqa' 'e' lunIDtaHvIS} but an aspect suffix is
> illegal here, and if I can't use {-taH}, I can't use {-vIS} either.
> {ghomqa'taHvIS 'e' lunID} doesn't work, since {-taHvIS} marks a subordinate
> clause, and for a subordinate clause to exist it has to have something to be
> subordinate to.
>
> What can I do?? :)
>
repat the verb....
ghomqa' 'e' lunID. nIDtaHvIS...
Marc Ruehlaender
aka HomDoq
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