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Re: SuSvaj, jIHlut chovwI''a'!!!!



>Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 20:42:57 -0800 (PST)
>From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
>
>On Thu, 25 Dec 1997 15:04:58 -0800 (PST) SuSvaj 
><[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> DaHjaj tlhIHvaD "An American Werewolf In Paris" vIchov.
>> 
>> "An American Werewolf in London" lut cha'DIch 'oH jIHlutvam'e'. *Paris*Daq
>> paw wej ameriqa'ngan loDpu'.  *Daredevil*pu' chaHmo', *Eiffel tower*vo'
>> *bunji-jump* neH chaH.  
>
>Okay, this is not a correction. It is a question. Should this be 
>{luneH chaH}?. I'm not sure at all. If this use of {neH} is 
>supposed to be a form of Sentence As Object, then the object is 
>singular and it probably should be {luneH chaH}. Meanwhile, if 
>{neH} is evolving towards being a suffix, it would probably be 
>just {neH chaH} as stated here.
>
>What do others think?

I noticed that too; I've always tended to think it would have to be
"luneH."  To me, "neH" works in SAO just like any other verb... except for
the almost unnoticeable detail that the "'e'" is missing (bo'Dagh'a' vIlo'.
It's far from unnoticeable).  So I just treat it exactly as though the 'e'
were there, including placement of adverbials, conjugation, etc.  Just my
opinion.

~mark


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