tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 19 00:58:39 1997
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RE: nobHa' (was: tach Such)
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: nobHa' (was: tach Such)
- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 97 22:48:04 UT
jatlh peHruS:
> In a message dated 97-02-13 21:26:28 EST, many write regarding:
>
> << > > tera'nganvaD latlh nobHa'.
> > > He gives the additional back to the Terran. >>
>
> As to {latlh}, I submit substituting {chuvbogh} for "that which is left
> over."
> We may come up with tera'nganvaD chuvbogh Huch nobHa'.
Ooh, that's a good idea! But why bother with {-bogh}? Just say,
tera'nganvaD Huch chuv nobHa'.
> Although {ratlh} means "remaining," I prefer {chuv}, which means "left
over,"
> here.
{ratlh} doesn't mean "remaining," it means "remain." If you used {ratlh},
you'd *have* to say {ratlhbogh}. But I also prefer {chuv}.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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