tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 24 15:06:35 1997
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RE: KLBC: How do I say "I see us"?
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: How do I say "I see us"?
- Date: Fri, 24 Jan 97 23:04:03 UT
January 24, 1997 2:25 PM EST, jatlh 'eQ:
> (1) could one say {qaqipchuq} in the sense "I and you hit each other"?
> Or would I have to say {maqipchuq} "We hit each other", or maybe even=
This would be correct. But be sure you always capitalize your {I}s!
{maqIpchuq}.
> {soH maqipchuq jiH} meaning something like "I and you, we hit each
> other"?
Yes, but both are subjects, and must go in the subject position. {maqIpchuq
jIH SoH je}.
> (2) When I whant to express something like "I see us" is {maH jIlegh} the=
>
> correct useage? Or should I use another verb prefix/pronoun?
There is no correct prefix for this combination. It is not clear how one
would say this. Perhaps {maH jIlegh} could be used, perhaps it would be {maH
vIlegh}. There's no way to tell. But that's not really a problem, as there
are few situations where you really *need* to say this!
> (3) Does it matter where in a sentence a noun appears if it is modified
> with type 5 noun suffix (exept -'e' of course). Must it be in a
> special position (i.e. before or after the object-verb-subject
> construction)?
Yes. These nouns always appear before the object of a verb, if any, but
usually after an adverbial or timestamp, if any.
wa'Hu' qachDaq puq legh yaS.
The officer saw the child in the building.
There's no other place you could put {qachDaq}.
> (4) How do I prounce a double glottal stop? I mean IS there a way, or any=
>
> special way to pronouce it? Could one tell these to sentences apart,
> if someone said one of them? Just wondering.
> {nupaw'a' Duj} Has the ship arrived?
> {nupaw''a' Duj} Has the ship collided?
Yes, you can tell them apart, when said correctly. In the first one, the
first glottal stop is not a part of the verb {paw}. You could, if you wanted,
extend it, like this: {nupawwwwww'a'}. But in the second one, you MUST cut
off the {w} sound. You cannot extend it.
The effect is usually a longer pause for the glottal stop when you've got two
of them.
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SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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