tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 19 16:01:08 1997
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RE: Adverbials
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Adverbials
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 97 21:56:38 UT
jatlh peHruS:
> We have had enough examples of {motlh} and {motlhbe'} to know their
> translations are "usually" and "unusually," respectively.
We've had two instances of {motlh} used adverbially, and none of {motlhbe'} or
{motlhHa'}.
motlh ray' luSamlaHmeH De' Qatlh cha' tlhIngan Duj jIH'a'. motlh pIm 'ejyo'
Dujmey.
Unlike most Starfleet vessels, the main viewer on a Klingon ship is usually
overlaid with a complex target acquisition grid. (SkyBox SP3)
> Although we have
> had only one example that I have ever seen of {roD}, I suspect it
translates
> as "normally."
Why? What, specifically, is the difference you see between "usually" and
"normally"?
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