tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 13 16:10:25 1997

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Re: nobHa' (was: tach Such)






> >> 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

*nobHa'* is not "take back" it is "give back".  This is a canon word.  See
the KLI homepage word list, or TKW p 189.

SuSvaj


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