tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Dec 14 15:51:26 1996
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RE: Is this a good name?
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Is this a good name?
- Date: Sat, 14 Dec 96 17:07:33 UT
December 14, 1996 12:37 AM, jatlh SuSvaj:
> In response to Mago's inquiry about how to say *Is this a good name?* you
> responded with:
> pong QaQ 'oH'a' <'u'Dam>?
>
> In this case, where <'oH> is taking on the role of a verb, isn't it
> necessary for 'e' to follow the name 'u'Dam? In other words, shouldn't the
> sentence be:
>
> pong QaQ 'oH'a' 'u'Dam 'e' ?
bIlugh. <-'e'> jIjatlhnIS. 'ach mojaq 'oH <-'e'>'e'. vaj wa' mu' 'oH
<u'Dam'e'>'e'.
Quite right. However, the {-'e'} is a *suffix*, and must be attached to the
name.
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