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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] vagh jaj, vagh 'uy' DarSeq je

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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Do is a noun. You seem to have left out the adjectival verb describing it. Otherwise, you are spot on.</div><br><div><div>On Jun 27, 2014, at 4:32 PM, Brad Wilson &lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><font size="2" face="arial"><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&gt; </font><font face="arial">But how to say, "My ship flies faster than your ship"? There are no verbs
&gt; of quality meaning "be fast" or "be slow" (at least, I can't find any). But
&gt; there are adverbs {nom} and {QIt}.</font></tt></pre>
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</tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">There may not be a verb for "to be fast" but there is a word for velocity/speed.</font></tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">DujwIj Do law' DujlIj Do puS.</font></tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">My ship's speed is greater than your ship's speed.</font></tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And if you want to specify that it's faster when "flying", start with a clause as already mentioned.</font></tt></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">puvtaHvIS </font></tt><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">DujwIj Do law' DujlIj Do puS.</span></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">gheyIl</font></tt></pre>
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