tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jul 22 23:33:33 1994
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Re: Klinpack, charghwI' correcting Amy
According to [email protected]:
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> On Thu 21 Jul 94 06:54, Mark E. Shoulson writes:
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> >>Perhaps {yuch SopbeHchoHlu'} is better?
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> >Not really...
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> I would say:
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> Soplu'meH yuchbeH
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> If -beH can be used for any inanimate object... chocolate
> isn't exactly a mechanical device.
Unfortunately, yuch is a noun and -beH is a verbal suffix.
> And finally,
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> yuch Sopbogh puq vIlegh I see the child who eats the chocolate.
which, of course, also means, "I see the chocolate which is
eaten by the child."
> mulegh yuch Sopbogh puq The child who eats the chocolate sees me.
which, of course, also means, "The chocolate, which is eaten by
the child, sees me."
> These look like good examples where using 'e' to identify the
> head noun in a relative clause might be explained.
Yep.
> Amy
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charghwI'