tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 23 09:32:33 1994
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"how many times"
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>
- Subject: "how many times"
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 94 12:07:21 EST
I like Nick's idea of {'arlogh}, but there is one aspect of {'ar} that makes me
wary of it. The rest of the question words are placed in the same position
in the question as the answer in the reply: {chay'} goes at the front,
{nuq} replaces the noun to which it refers, etc. But {'ar}, at least in
the sence of "how many", does not go in the same place as the answer:
na'Dev yaS 'ar tu'lu'? How many officers are here?
na'Dev vagh yaS tu'lu'. There are five officers here.
{'ar} follows the noun it modifies, while a number functioning as a counting
adjective precedes the noun it modifies. This small difference in usage
makes me hesitate to use {'ar} as a number in any other way.
Comments?
-marqoS
tlhIngan Hol jatlhwI'vaD:
tlhIngan HolDaq "how many times" jatlhlu'meH, {'arlogh} chuppu' <Nick>.
qechvam vIparHa', 'ach pImmo' {'ar} lo'taHghach mI'mey lo'taHghach je',
jIHoj, 'ej latlh vuD vInej.
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Mark J. Reed
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