tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 10 21:46:03 1994
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Re: pronouns and <-bogh>
- From: [email protected] (Joseph W. Casey)
- Subject: Re: pronouns and <-bogh>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 00:45:55 -0500
>
>A minor point on the distinctions drawn by "reH" and "-taH". "-taH" is an
>imperfective marker; it indicates that the activity is ongoing. "reH" is
>an adverb of time, indicating when the action takes place. To me,
>therefore, "reH jIchegh" means "I always return", while "reH jIcheghtaH"
>means "I am always returning." That is, with the "-taH", the action is
>viewed as continuous, always happening, as though you never actually get to
>where you were returning to (if you mean to say "I am returning" and
>there's a destination in mind, "jIcheghlI'" would word better). Without
>the "-taH" , it needn't be continuous returning (a pretty unnatural
>concept), but repeated returning. It always happens that I return, not
>that at all points in time I'm engaged in the act of returning. Sometimes
>I actually get back and leave again, only to return once more. Get it?
>
>~mark
I think so. Now all I have to do is convince my line that we should change
the line name.
magqa'
Makin (which is not Klingon so I don't have to worry)
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