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po puv bortaS! (translation)



>From: [email protected] (Marnen Laibow-Koser        )
>Date: Mon, 31 Jan 94 22:32:01 EST

>jatlh charghwi' quv:
>:      We have intransitive verbs that do not have "be" in their definition:
>:                          {ba'} = "sit"
>:      This is definitely not okay to use as an adjective.
>qatlh? qatlh \ba'bogh loD\ \ba'taHbogh loD\ joq raplaHbe' \loD ba'\? taHghach
>Segh 'oHlaHbe'ba' \ba'\ jatlhta' 'iv? tlhingan HolDaq wotmey <adjective>mey
>rapqu'chuqba'! wotmey <adjective>mey je pimchuqghach DaSam 'e' DaniDchugh ('ej
>'e' Data'pu'bej), Qatlhqu' Qu'vam 'e' Datu'bej. pagh pimchuqghach tu'lu' 'e'
>viHarbej. muqaD neH'a' vay'? tlhingan Hol lo'taHviS muqaD neH'a' vay'? ;>

jatlhta' 'Iv?  jatlhta'law' Okrand.  'ay' 4.4 yIlaD.  jatlh Okrand "A verb
expressing a state or quality...."  toH, *chaq* DIp 'o'Daq wotmey Hoch
lo'lu', 'ach Okrand ghItlh DalaDchu'chugh, ghoHchuqlaHbej maw'be'wI'pu' 'e'
Dalegh.  qaQochbe'pu', 'ach DaH DIchmo' jIjatlhlaHbe'.  wot bIHbej
"adjective"'e', 'ach chaq "adjective" rurmeH wot *Hoch'e'* lo'be'lu'.
jatlh Okrand: "qaStaHvIS wa' ram loS SaD Hugh SIjlaH qetbogh loD".  "?loD
qet" ja'be'.  jatlaH'a'?  qIt, 'ach DIchmo' vIjatlhlaHbe'.  jIyep 'e'
vImaS, vaj DIp 'o'Daq wotmey vIlo'bogh vIyep jIH.

~mark



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