tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 25 11:55:33 1997

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(KLBC) vIqaDmo' Qov QInvam vIqon



I suggested:
> > {nguvlu'} something is painted
> > {vInguvmoHlu'} I cause something to be painted
> > 
Qov corrected me:
> I know charghwI' knows his {-lu'} better than that, so I'm going to  
> step away from the 'objectless' question and explain plain old {-lu'} 
> to anyone who has been confused by all this ranting.  What is below 
> is nothing new, not controversial, just an explanation of {-lu'} the 
> way it appears in TKD.

so, basically, you're saying that for {-moH}/{-lu'} there's an order
of precedence when you analyze <verb>moHlu' in that you ALWAYS apply
the {-moH} before the {-lu'}, right?

but is there any such order for, e.g., {-nIS}/{-moH}?
can <verb>nISmoH mean both

"she makes him need to verb" AND
"he needs to make her verb"

or can it be only one of them and if so which one?

> For practice, rewrite these sentences so they have the same object, 
> but an indefinite subject, using {-lu'}.  Careful! I've included some 
> trick ones.
> 
I'll try..

> DuparHa' vay'.
DaparHa'lu'.

> nIbejlaw' nuvpu'.
Dabejlu'law'.

> vay' luleghbej.
vay' leghlu'bej.

> lIqopta' vay'
boqoplu'ta'.

> chaH HoHnIS vay'
chaH luHoHnISlu'.

> megh neHqu' vay'
megh neHqu'lu'.

> 'uQ vutlaH vay'
mu'tlheghvam vIchoHQo'.

> De'wI' tI'lI' vay'
De'wI' tI'lu'lI'.

> veS tIvbe'law'taH roghvaH
veS tIvbe'lu'law'taHchugh, nuch Dalu'!

> muQopmoH Qu'
vIQopmoHlu'.

HomDoq


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