tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jan 19 13:46:52 2004
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Re: -be' with -qu'
MorphemeAddict:
> > and in general how are the meanings of the verb suffixes changed by the
> > differing positions of the rovers? tkd doesn't address this very
> > thoroughly.
TKD does have a sequence of variations showing this very thing with {-vIp}
in TKD (p.37?):
choHoHvIp
you are afraid to kill me.
choHoHvIpbe'
you are not afraid to kill me
choHoHbe'vIp
you are afraid to not kill me
nuqIpvIp
they are afraid to hit us.
HIHoHvIpQo'
Don't be afraid to kill me!
pIHoHvIpbe'qu'
We are not afraid to kill you
pIHoHvIpqu'be'
We are not afraid to kill you.
pIHoHqu'vIpbe'
We are not afraid to kill you
Note the last three examples with {-qu'} and {-be'}.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons