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RE: double-checking

Shane MiQogh ([email protected])



In other words, use -ta' if there was intetion, and -pu' if there wasn't, but use one of the 2, not both, nor exclude both.
DloraH <[email protected]> wrote:  I would say to keep it on at least the second one. They were killed more
than 1000 years ago. But because we don't know exactly when, the -pu'
implies that at the point in time 1000 years ago, it had been done.

And from the story we know, -ta' could be used. -pu' CAN still be used
because -pu' does NOT say that there was NOT intent; it doesn't mention
intent either way; ie: it is unimportant to the conversation. But if you
want the intent mentioned and telling that this occured more than 1000 years
ago, -ta' would be good.

		
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