tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 09 09:05:18 1996
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Re: maDub + Concept of New Use for {-mo'}
>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 18:14:33 -0800
>From: [email protected]
>I have been wrestling with the idea of using {-mo'} (Verb Suffix Type 9) on
>the sentence which becomes the reference of a Stative Verb.
You can do great things with -mo'.
>I am happy that you are coming to visit. choSuchmo' jIQuchqu'
Definitely the Right Way to do this.
>But, the English construction "it" still give me
>It is true that the scientist sees the officer. yaSvetlh legh tej vIt
>'oH
I'd probably say "vIt ngeDvam" or just "vIt"; for some reason the pronoun
sounds weird, tho of course if I can say just "vIt" what can be wrong with
the pronoun?
>This gives the above as tlhIngan Hol vIlo'choHmeH yapbe' poHwIj nap jay'
>wanI'vam
nap wanI'vam jay'. "jay'" always comes at the end. Otherwise I agree with
you.
~mark