tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Oct 27 00:17:42 1995
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Re: nIteb maghIQ
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: nIteb maghIQ
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 03:17:10 -0400
In a message dated 95-10-20 13:19:50 EDT, you write:
>SochHu' maghIQpu' jIH be'nalwI' je. wa'maH Hutben boghDI' puqma'
>wa'DIch, maghIQmo' juH matlheDtaHvIS reH nutlhej puq, 'a pIm
>wanI'vam. DuSaQvaD ghaHtaH puq wa'e', *New_York*vaD
>lalDanDuSaQDaj tlhej puq cha''e', 'ej vavDaj tlhej puqqoqma'.
>wanI'vammo' manabpu', 'ej *Cape_Cod*Daq majaHpu' cha''e' neH.
I am having trouble with the usage *New York*vaD.
I still see {ghoS} as not needing a prepositional phrase, only an Object.
Instead of saying, that {ghoS} means "goes to [it]," I translate it as
"approaches [it]." Even though MO has given us permission to use {vengDaq
wIghoS}, I usually omit {-Daq} in such sentences. I see using {-vaD} for
"to, toward, at, in, on, etc." as incorrect. {-vaD} means to me only
"intended for."
Comments from the grammarians please.
peHruS