tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 22 08:44:39 1994

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Re: Idea.



>> tlhIngan Hol vIghItlh 'e' vImevQo'!
>
><-Qo'> is a suffix only used on imperatives; <-be'> is what you want 
>here.  <-be'> acts as the negation of most verbs, but it can't go on 
>imperatives; that's why we have <-Qo'>.  maj!

-Qo' can be used on non-imperatives.  In that situation, though, it
takes the meaning of "won't", rather than "Don't!".  Actually, the
most useful negation on verbs in imperatives (ie. the -be' substitute)
is -Ha'...

...Paul




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