tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Apr 28 05:33:23 1995
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Re: transitive?!? (was Re: bIjatlh 'e' yImev)
- From: [email protected] (Steve Weaver)
- Subject: Re: transitive?!? (was Re: bIjatlh 'e' yImev)
- Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 08:33:13 -0500
{-marqoS}'s reply to Silauren, Half-Elven:
<...snip...>
>Transitivity of a verb simply refers to whether or not it takes an object.
>Most verbs can be used either way; e.g.
>
> "I see." (see as intransitive)
> "I see you." (see as transitive)
>
>whereas other verbs make sense only in one form:
>
> "I sleep."
> *"I sleep you."
>
>bIyaj'a'?
*light bulb turning on* ah, so! wakarimas. domo arigato .... sorry, place
this realization around the ephinay level. Now I understand the difference
between trans and intrans!!! THANK YOU!
vay' yIHub Hoch 'ej Hoch tIHub vay'
- DumaS
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vIta'pu'be' !!! tlhIngan ghaH *Bart Simpson*'e'
Steve Weaver [email protected]