tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 24 20:45:00 1996
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Re: Nonexistence
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: Nonexistence
- Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 23:46:38 -0400
In a message dated 96-07-22 05:24:54 EDT, you write:
<< "There is no dilithium in this star base.".
{'ejyo'waw'vamDaq 'oHbe' cha'puj} >>
Since we say {tu'lu'} for "there is," can we not use the simple {tu'lu'be''}
for "there is not"? To paraphrase, though, perhaps we could say cha'puj
Hutlh 'ejyo'waw'vam, with {Hutlh} meaning "lacks."
peHruS