tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 14 14:37:07 1997
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Re: KLBC naDev jIchu'
ja' Doneq:
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>I'd like to know why the one who *did* mention that {vIt} should be a
>separate sentence, and started comparing it with clipped imperatives,
>mentioned it.
I didn't say it *should* be a separate sentence, only that *I* would
have translated it that way. Paradoxically, I see {jatlh 'ej vIt} as
separating the two verbs' ideas, while {jatlh; vIt} seems to indicate
to me a more connected meaning. There's really nothing I can point to
that supports my view except for the imperative examples that already
have been given. It's basically just a feeling for how the nuances of
meaning are expressed.
>I mean, if everything should be turned into separate
>sentences, why do we have the word {'ej} in the first place? :)
Sentence conjunctions indicate simultaneity of action, but translating
"truthfully" needs something more like simultaneity of *meaning*.
-- ghunchu'wI'