tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Mar 25 21:01:28 1997
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RE: KLBC: Re: qoSwij
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: Re: qoSwij
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 97 04:56:04 UT
jatlh mIqIraH:
> jatlh ghunchu'wI':
>
> > Qo'neS qoSmo' vIlopqang.
> > nuqDaq 'oH chab'e'? :)
>
> "Qo'neS" 'oH nuq? mu'Heyvam vIyajbe'.
vay' pong 'oH *Qo'neS*-'e'.
> How would one say "except for," as in, "I understand everything except
> for this word?" I'm sure there's some recasting of the sentance
> involved, but I can't figure it out! Do you have to use two sentances
> with {'ach}? Something like this?
>
> Hoch vIyaj 'ach mu'Heyvam vIyajbe'.
>
> That seems right to me, but is there a shorter way?
That works, though some might not like the seemingly contradictory statement
of understanding everything but not understanding one thing. Try this:
mu'Heyvam vIyajbe' 'ach Hoch latlh vIyaj.
I do not understand this apparent word, but I understand every other.
The shorter way:
wa' mu' neH vIyajbe': *Qo'neS*.
I do not understand one word only: *{Qo'neS}.
This one requires a colon as punctuation, but it would be perfectly
understandable anyway.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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