tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jan 02 12:48:10 1995
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Re: vay' and lu'
> > > > paq vIlaD I read the/a book
> > > > paq vIlaDlu' s.o reads the book/the book is read
> > > > paq vIlaDqang I am willing to read the book
> > > > paq vIlaDqanglu' s.o. is willing to read the book
> > > > *the book is willing to be read
> > According to janSIy:
> > > The vI- should not be on the second and third sentences, right?
> On Mon, 26 Dec 1994, charghwI' wrote:
> > Ummm. Make that second and FOURTH.
Wouldn't sentence 2 be: s.o. reads me the book.
sentence 4 be: s.o. is willing to read me the book.
Right? I thought that was the meaning behind "indefinite *subject*"
'Cause there's no line stating prefixes are forbidden with lu'?
Unless someone's gonna suggest Maltz has a set of fourth person prefixes
around to express "s.o reads me the book".