tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jun 21 15:29:56 1997
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RE: S26
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: S26
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 97 23:33:23 UT
jatlh ghunchu'wI':
> > DuraS tuq tlhIngan yejquv patlh luDub 'e' reH lunIDtaH DuraS be'nI'pu'
> >lurSa' be'etor je.
> >
> > The sisters of the House of Duras, Lursa and B'etor, are constantly
> >seeking a higher standing for the House of Duras within the Klingon High
> >Council.
>
>
> ja' qoror:
> > By the way, when you look at it there are a couple of things that stand
> >out. The {'e'} should come after the {reH}, but it's a pretty
understandable
> >error to me.
>
> 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.
Since this is, I believe, the only example of an adverbial on a sentence whose
object is {'e'}, it's also possible that this is the *standard* way to do it.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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