tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jul 17 21:59:50 2004
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Re: jIH/SoH in comparatives
At 02:10 PM 7/12/2004, Voragh wrote:
>Now, you can certainly modify the noun in the A and B slot with a verb,
>either with {-vIS} in this old, and somewhat anomalous example (lacking as
>it does {taH}):
>
> QamvIS Hegh qaq law' torvIS yIn qaq puS
> Better to die on our feet than live on our knees. ST6
> "death while standing is preferable to life while kneeling"
Even if the {taH} is replaced, this seems to imply something new to me:
QamtaHvIS Hegh
This appears to be an "oblique"-vIS analogous to the "oblique"-meH used to
modify nouns. Is this a general rule, or does it fall under the rubric of
"ancient" language (marked by the absence of {taH})?
i.e, can I do:
?{jaHtaHvIS Soj} = "fast food"
can other type-9 suffixes be used in this way?
?{taghDI' joqwI'} = "start flag" (as in a race)
Dar'Qang
qo''a'lIj DachenmoHtaH