tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 13 15:33:24 1997
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Re: nobHa' (was: tach Such)
- From: Terrence Donnelly <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: nobHa' (was: tach Such)
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 17:32:26 -0600
At 12:27 PM 2/13/97 -0800, HomDoq wrote:
>[email protected] writes:
>>
>> tera'nganvaD latlh nobHa'.
>> He gives the additional back to the Terran.
>>
>> Here, {nobHa'} means "ungive."
>>
>is this canon? I understand {nobHa'} in a way that the _Subject_ is
>taking back what the (Ind) _Object_ had been given before (not necessarily
>by Subject though)
>
>and if you want to say, "well, that would be {yaHmoH}", I think the
>difference is in the perceived order of events, thus
>
>{nob} gives - {nobHa'} takes back
> {yaHmoH} takes away - {yaHHa'moH} gives back
>
On the other hand, I've understood that one of the meanings of {-Ha'} is to
undo a reversable action. Someone gives you something {nob}; if you give it
back
{nobHa'} you reverse the giving.
>
>HomDoq
>
>
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-- ter'eS