tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jun 18 02:50:16 2014
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] 'arDaq
On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 11:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wow again.
>
> If I ask, "How many doors do you choose?" it's simple. {lojmIt 'ar DawIv?} You answer "I choose three doors." {wej lojmIt vIwIv.}
>
> If I ask, "Which door do you choose?", it's still simple {lojmIt 'arDIch DawIv?} You answer "I choose the third door." {lojmIt wejDIch vIwIv.}
>
> There doesn't seem to be a way to ask the question that is answered by {lojmIt wej vIwIv}. "I choose door #3."
>
> Or "I live at house number 512 on Maltz street."
>
> We have to resort to {lojmIt yIngu'!} for that kind of question, apparently.
I'd clarify this by asking {lojmIt mI' DawIvbogh yIngu'} "identify the
door number you choose", or {lojmIt'e' DawIvbogh: mI' yIngu'} "(topic
is your chosen door): identify the number". After all, it's the number
I'm asking you to identify, not the door.
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De'vID
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