tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Oct 31 20:00:46 1997
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Re: KLBC: Some phrases.
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: Some phrases.
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 20:00:16 -0800
At 11:25 97-10-28 -0800, Voragh wrote:
}: }ja'pu' 'eQ:
}: }>I've got loads of money.
}: }>{Huch law' vIghaj.} or perhaps {DeQ law' vIghaj.}
}: }>(Don't know if one can use {law'} on "money".)
}: }
}: }jang Qov:
}: }>Yes. {law'} works on both countable and uncountable nouns.
}: }
}: }ngoDHeyvam DaSovbej'a'?
}: }'olbogh chovnatlh vItu'pu'be'.
}
}janqqa' Qov:
}: wI'ol 'e' vIqaw 'ach 'olbogh mu'tlhegh vIqawbe'. chaq vIqawHa'. Voraghoy,
}: SovwI''a', bISaH'a'?
}
}Qovoy, jISaHbej 'ach motlh jItamtaH.
} - tlhIngan Dujmey law'qu' SommeyDaq batlh cha'lu'
} - HoS law'qu' luch law'qu' je lo' Duj nuH pat Hub pat je
[...]
}Qov is right. You can indeed use <law'> with both ships <Duj>, which can be
}counted, as well as power/energy <HoS> or electricity <'ul>, which can not
}(at least in English).
bIDun, Voragh. bISaHbe'chugh Sabbej mIpmaj. chay' reH SIbI' chovnatlhmey
DalIq?
Qov [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian