tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jun 20 12:07:21 1997
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Re: S26
- From: Marian Schwartz <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: S26
- Date: 20 Jun 97 15:05:36 EDT
mujang ghunchu'wI'
>It might not be an error. Adverbials may follow the object if the object
>is marked with the suffix {-'e'}. See TKD page 180, and the phrase from
>Star Trek VI: {chang'e' DaH Sam} "Find Chang!" It's tempting to suppose
>that the pronoun {'e'} might act as if it had the "topic" suffix on it.<
Ah, I forgot that. (By the way, {'e'} actually -could- have {-'e'} on it.
{-'e'} is an exception to the other Type 5 suffixes because when it's on, it
doesn't have to indicate something other than the subject or object. {'e''e'}
could be used for something such as "I know -that-.")
Qapla'
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