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RE: Need some clearification.

• From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
• Subject: RE: Need some clearification.
• Date: Thu, 20 Feb 97 00:28:42 UT

jatlh DaraQ:

> I have a question in my postal course that asks for a Klingon Translation
> "I see fools everwhere in this army."
> 
> which I translate as <Dat mangghomDaq qoHpu' vIlegh>
> 
> Now, for some reason, I keep thinking <Daq> *must* be put at the front
> because it acts adverbially but, on the other hand, <Dat> is not an 
> adverb. 
> 
> Can I get a judgement on this one?

My judgement is that your sentence is fine.  {Dat} is just as much a locative 
as {mangghomDaq} is, it just isn't allowed to use {-Daq}.

-- 
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97139.0

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