tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Sep 11 11:37:33 1994
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Re: tu'lu' vs. lutu'lu'
On Sun, 11 Sep 1994, William H. Martin wrote:
> > > According to janSIy:
> > > > When using the word tu'lu' where does the noun go?
> This is quite confusing, but Okrand is very consistent.
> look at {tlhaqwIj chu'Ha'lu'pu'}
> Also, in ST5, Klaa's girlfriend/assistant says, {nImbuS wejDaq 'ejDo
> *'enterpIS* ngeHlu'} "The Starship Enterprise has been dispatched to
> Nimbus III."
> In CK, we have {pa'vo' pagh leghlu'} "The room has no view."
> It is rare that we have a confusing grammatical point so clearly played
> out for us in canon so many times. I'm afraid that this one is iron clad.
> I can't find a single instance of him placing a noun after a
> {-lu'} suffixed verb to indicate a subject/object.
This is just what I was looking for. Med school just doesn't allow me the
time to look through the canon myself. Thanks for your help. I'll make
a note in my dictionary.
janSIy }}:+D>