tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu May 25 23:56:05 1995
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Re: mu'qaD - KLBC
Thu, 25 May 1995, ghItlh yIHmey SurghwI':
> >> "You're ugly and your mother dresses you funny"
> >> bImoHqu' 'ej SutDaq tlhaQ DutuQmoH SoSlI.
> >
> >You can drop the {-Daq} in {SutDaq}.
>
> Shouldn't there be some sort of indicator of "with" or "in"? I can
> understand not using {-Daq}, but it didn't sound quite right to me when
> I left it off.
{tuQmoH} is listed in TKD as "to put on (clothes)" but it literally means
"to cause to wear". {Sut tlhaQ DutuQmoH SoSlI'} means "Your mother puts
on you funny clothing" or "Your mother causes you to wear funny clothing".
> yIHmey SurghwI'
yoDtargh