tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 06 11:30:41 1994

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Re: *sigh*



According to Mark E. Shoulson:
> 
... 
> Maybe better would be something like:
> 
> "mamej 'e' yIchaw'" lutlhobmeH, tlhIngan Hol lulo'laHpa', mej 'e' wItuch.

'IHqu' mutlheghvam. vIparHa'qu'. pIj QaQ je latlhmey
DaghItlhbogh, 'ach mutlheghvam'e' vItIvqu'.

'ach wa' ghom chenmoHbe' nuvpu'vam. //jImej 'e' yIchaw'//
lutlhob qar'a'?                       ^^
...
> >In the sentence above, I was trying to use {neH} to modify the preceeding 
> >subordinate clause:  
> >{luthloblaHDI'} (when they can ask it)
> >{lutlhoblaHDI' neH} (just/only when they can ask it)
> 
> You are trying to apply "neH" not to the verb, but to the *suffix*:
> i.e. only *when* they can ask.  Sort of like {*lutlhoblaHDI'qu'}, if you
> could put -qu' after -DI' (you can't).

Good point. I missed that completely.

> ~mark
> 

charghwI'
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