tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 19 12:07:27 1997

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Re: drinking



> > >Yesterday I saw bodies all over the place but today warriors drink
> > >together.
> > >
> > >wa'Hu' lommey vIleghpu 'ach DaHjaj tlhutlh SuvwI'tay
> > >
> > >I don't know why I tried this sentence, but I ask you if anythings wrong
> > >with it?
> 
> Since *mey* is the correct suffix for *lom*, it does not have the
> implication of being "scattered all over the place".  To indicate this you
> could say:
> 
> 	wa'Hu' Dat lommey tu'lu', DaHjaj tlhutlhDI' SuvwI'pu', tay'.
Shouldn't this be <DatDaq>?  Dat is a noun, not an adverb.
> 
> SuSvaj

wIvqu', law'wI'pu'vaD Holtej jIH
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