tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 29 20:43:25 1996
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Re: KLBC: Two questions
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: KLBC: Two questions
- Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 22:47:26 -0500
Robert Darke writes:
>First question -- Using adjectives
> {loD qan} = "old man"
>Can one use multiple adjectives ? Such as
> {loD mach tam qan} = "small, quiet, old man"
Though I don't remember any canon use like this, I don't see any reason
to say it's wrong. But it can get very confusing, especially with words
that can be interpreted as either nouns or verbs, and I'd certainly try
to avoid it in casual conversation.
>Second question -- {-ghach}
>I think I need more examples and a better explanation of this verb suffix.
*This* is a prime subject for a FAQ entry. In an interview in HolQeD 3:3,
Marc Okrand clarified a lot of how {-ghach} should be used.
>Can it ONLY be used with dual-purpose verb/noun words or can it be attached
>to any verb ? I assume not, from my reading of TKD, but I thought I'd ask
>just in case I'm missing out on a really useful suffix ...
It apparently is supposed to be used only after another suffix. Using it
on a bare verb is a "highly marked" form; it can be understood, but it's
a pretty unusual thing to do. Okrand gives the pseudo-words "collapsation"
and "pleasureness" as examples of how strange it looks. There doesn't seem
to be any rule against using it on a verb that doesn't have a corresponding
noun form, as long as it follows a suffix.
>HolQeD arrived today (along with my unnecessarily-ordered TKD, seeing as I
>found my original one -- I should have used the money to buy one of the
>tapes instead ...)
If you're situation is similar to most serious students of tlhIngan Hol,
you'll appreciate having a spare dictionary around after your first one
begins to fall apart. :-)
>I am now officially a member of the KLI :-)
majQa'! 'Iw chu' wIparHa'bej! :-)
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj