tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 21 01:34:03 1996
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"which?" as adjective
- From: "A.Appleyard" <[email protected]>
- Subject: "which?" as adjective
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 09:33:28 GMT
- Organization: Materials Science Centre
- Priority: normal
A.Appleyard wrote:-
> ({nuq} = "which thing ...?" as a noun, but how to say "which?" as an
> adjective: e.g. "which ship is approaching?")
"Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]> replied:-
> Another one I've been itching for for the longest time. I'm pretty sure
> we've asked this already of Dr. Okrand.
(0) If <which?> is rendered as an adjective {X}, it would have to be an
adjectival verb like {tIn} etc, "be the one whose identity I am asking about".
If so, do these constructions look logical:-?
ghoS Duj X? which ship is approaching?
ghoSpu' Duj X? which ship approached?
X Duj? which ship is this/that?
Xpu' Duj? which ship was this/that?
(1) It would be useful to put the wishlist on a WWW page, so everybody can
read it and comment on it.