tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Nov 06 15:49:25 1994
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Re: The suffix -ghach
On Sun, 6 Nov 1994, Chet Braun wrote:
> Jason:
> >-ghach is a nominalizer , allowing a verb stem to function as a
> >noun.
>
> I guess I'm still not clear. How is this different from adding
> the suffix -wI' to the end of a verb? I think I know but I'm not
> sure.
<-wI'> is used to describe a "person/thing who does <verb>". for
example, <Qum> (communicate) + <-wI'> (person/thing who does) can easily
mean the Communications Officer [never mind that TKD lists something else
for this] or the actual electronic equipment which transmits (ie, the
communicator). however, <QumwI'> can't refer to a "communication" or
(historical example) "telegram". <Qumghach> would be the way to refer to
the message that has been communicated.
does this make sense? (to *anyone*? and if so, could someone explain
it to me? *grin*)
> Chet
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