tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 20 23:35:52 1997
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RE: Need some clearification.
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Need some clearification.
- Date: Thu, 20 Feb 97 23:50:47 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>
> > >
> Yes, I know My sentence is fine. I want a clearifcation on the placement
> of <Dat>. I am assuming you will tell me that <Dat> does NOT have to go at
> the front of the sentence 'cause it's not an adverbial. qar'a'?
Oh, sorry. Sure, one could just as easily say {mangghomDaq Dat qoHpu'
vIlegh}. Yes, it's not an adverbial, it's a locative, and follows all the
rules that nouns with {-Daq} follow.
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SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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