tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 26 09:49:18 1996
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Re: Lexicon
- From: "Mark E. Shoulson" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Lexicon
- Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 12:49:15 -0500 (EST)
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]> (message fromJames Johnson on Thu, 26 Dec 1996 08:52:43 -0800)
>Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 08:52:43 -0800
>From: James Johnson <[email protected]>
>
>At 07:47 AM 12/26/96 -0800, you wrote:
>>>Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 20:21:31 -0800
>>>From: James Johnson <[email protected]>
>>>
>>>What is the classification of le'be'? It means unexceptional, nonspecific.
>>>I am adding it to my pojwin program's Lexicon, and I need to know this for
>>>future reference.
>>
>>Classification? It's the verb "le'"/"be special" modified by the
>>verb-suffix "-be'"/"not." Is that what you mean?
>>
>>~mark
>>
>>
>>I need to know if it's a verb, adverb, etc.
It's a negated verb. That means it functions as a verb in a sentence. Of
course, in Klingon, stative verbs can also work as adjectives (we know that
they can have the -be' suffix on them and still work this way). See p. 49.
~mark