More prefixes

This lesson teaches and practises some more verb prefixes which combine subject and object:

• mu-: indicates that the subject is he, she, it, they and the object is me
• Du-: indicates that the subject is he, she, it and the object is you (one person)
• nI-: indicates that the subject is they and the object is you (one person)
• nu-: indicates that the subject is he, she, it, they and the object is us
• lI-: indicates that the subject is he, she, it, they and the object is you (several people)

For example,

• mulegh tlhInganpu' "the Klingons see me" (legh "see")
• mughov mara "Mara recognizes me" (ghov "recognize")
• DuQoy torgh "Torg hears you" (Qoy "hear")
• nISaH tera'nganpu' "Terrans care about you" (SaH "care about")
• lISuj vay' "someone disturbs you all" (Suj "disturb", vay' "someone, something")
• lIvoq be'pu' "the women trust you all" (voq "trust")

Pay special attention to the fact that when the object is "you (singular)", there are separate prefixes Du- and nI- depending on whether the third-person subject is singular (he, she, it) or plural (they) — unlike when the object is "me" (always mu-) or "us" (always nu-) or "you (plural)" (always lI-). Though this is a constructed language, there are some irregularities like this that appear to make it resemble a natural language.

##Explicit Objects and Subjects##

The prefix system allows both the object and subject to be indicated on the verb itself and because of the specificity of the prefixes, it is often not necessary to specifically state the object and subject with additional explicit objects and subjects. However, if you do want to explicitly state who or what the object or subject is, to make the sentence even more specific or for emphasis, you simply put the name, noun, or pronoun before the verb (if the object) or after the verb (if the subject).