tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jun 25 18:45:34 1997
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RE: Family Line
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Family Line
- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 97 00:17:40 UT
jatlh DloraH:
> (I am DloraH, my father is naD)
> I use:
>
> DloraH, naD puqloD
>
> noun1 noun2 means noun2 belongs to noun1. noun1's noun2.
> naD puqloD - naD's son
>
> I am DloraH, naD's son
>
> DloraH, son of naD
>
> BG will probably say that this is wrong because it's not a proper sentence;
> it doesn't have a verb.
How little you understand the BG! The only thing I WILL say about this
solution is that you shouldn't suggest that it translates into a complete
sentence. It's a noun phrase, and should be treated as such.
If someone asks you, {SoH 'Iv?}, then by all means, answer them with {DloraH,
*naD* puqloD}. There's no need to add {jIH} here, because the context
explains this already.
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SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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