tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jul 24 17:47:35 2004
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Re: Coke Shirt
- From: "QeS lagh" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Coke Shirt
- Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:46:56 +1000
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ghItlhpu' lay'tel SIvten:
>So how DO we say "where from?"? Just {nuqvo'}?
jangpu' SuSvaj:
>*nuqvo'* would mean "from what?" not "From where?"
I don't think the distinction makes a difference. As lay'SIv has pointed
out, {nuqDaq} actually means "at what?" or "to what?" In this vein, {nuqvo'}
"from what?" is a suitable translation of "from where?": {nuqvo' bIlengpu'}
"where have you journeyed from?"
But as SuStel has also shown, you'd just say {nuqDaq} if you're not talking
about anything actually moving anywhere:
{nuqDaq qoq yIvbeH vISuqlaH}
"At what (= where) can I get a Coke shirt?"
I think the use of {-vo'} in this case is an English thing to do; you're
actually acquiring the shirt AT a certain location (a shop), rather than
acquiring it FROM a certain location (except insofar as you're taking the
shirt away after having purchased it).
QeS lagh
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