tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Sep 19 16:55:05 1995
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- From: "Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]>
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- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 16:55:05 -0400
>From: [email protected]
>Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 01:14:13 -0400
> {QaQ}
>In a message dated 95-09-15 22:55:36 EDT, you write:
Who *is* this "you" person?
>>nuqDaq 'oH Qe' QaQ'e'? (Where is a good restaurant?)
>qatlh <nuqDaq 'oH Qe''e' QaQ> wIghItlhbe'
>qatlh mu' <QaQ>Daq DIp mojaQ <-'e'> wIlan 'ach <Qe'>Daq wIlanbe'
>Why do we put the noun suffix <-'e'> on <QaQ> rather than on the noun <Qe'>.
>Is this another of the ancient quotations we must follow literally or is this
>another of the mistakes in TKD? Or, should I be putting <-'e'> on the last
>word of the entire head noun [clause] in all cases?
Mistake? How so? It follows the rule rather well. See page 50, section
4.4. Type 5 noun suffixes follow the VERB (i.e. verb used adjectivally)
when the verb is used adjectivally, as here.
So what's the prob?
~mark