tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jun 27 02:47:40 1997
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RE: KLBC story: ghomqa' qorDu'
- From: Robyn Stewart <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC story: ghomqa' qorDu'
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 02:47:35 -0700 (PDT)
At 10:45 PM 6/26/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Pay attention to Qov's use of suffixes. She uses them to their maximum
>advantage, and wastes no time on useless or redundant ones. The story is
>precise and elegantly written.
choquvmoH, SuStel.
>{wam} and {ghoch} might benefit from {-taH}. These are continuous actions,
>not single events.
DachuptaHmo' wot mojaq Soch vIlo'choH.
>In order to accomplish a construction like "during <period of time>," you
>usually need to use a subordinate clause with {-vIS}:
>
>When you give a specific time reference, like {DaHjaj} or {wa'maH cha'maH
>rep}, that's when you stick it in front.
chutmey vItampu'. qatlho'.
>> 'Iw tu'lu'. nom 'er HIv be'. puq chopqa'meH 'er, Ha'DIbaH ghIch woS
>
>You mean {puq chopqa'be'meH 'er}, right?
HIja'.
>> tlhIngan 'Iw tu'lu'be'. 'er 'uchtaHvIS SoS, 'er Hugh SIjta'
>> puqloDHom.
>
>I'm a bit baffled as to why you want to say {puqloDHom}.
SarmeH mu'tay' 'ej machqu'meH puqloD.
>> Qapla'wIj bom be'nalwI'.
>
>Qapla'Daj
loD qech vI'oS vIneH. <Qapla'*wIj* bom be'nal*wI'*>
lutmeywIj DanuDqu'mo' jIbel SuStel. laHwIj vIDublaH.