tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 14 16:32:56 1997
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Re: KLBC: adjectives
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: adjectives
- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 97 22:57:41 UT
On Stardate 97621.2 muHwI' wrote:
> I have a question on verbs that are
> treated as adjectives, I mean those
> that are translated "be ..." in TKD.
>
> CK:
> jav pu'HIchmey tIn
>
> your subject line:
> Re: paq chu' vISuqta'!
>
> I am not sure about where the verb is to be put.
> Must it be in front or behind the ... eh ... thing?
When a verb expressing a quality is placed after a noun, it modifies that noun
like an English adjective. Thus,
pu'HIchmey tIn
big phaser pistols
paq chu'
new book
As a side-note, remember that when a noun with a Type 5 suffix (other than
{-'e'}) is modified by an adjectival verb, the suffix is transferred to the
verb. For example,
Duj mach
small ship
Duj machDaq
in the small ship
loD qej
grouchy man
loD qejmo'
because of the grouchy man
> My newwords-list-icon, is it {mu'mey chu'} ?
maj!
mu'mey chu'
new words
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SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97620.7