tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Sep 03 09:39:34 1997
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Adjectival verbs
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Adjectival verbs
- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 97 15:38:37 UT
Another KGT solution:
p. 163 [Qom] Note that despite its slang meaning of "be hazardous,
treacherous," the verb is used grammatically [is] based on its standard,
literal sense. That is, while it is acceptable to say {He Qob} ("dangerous
route"), using {Qob} ("be dangerous") adjectivally, it is ungrammatical to say
{He Qom} for ("perilous route"). The verb {Qom} still means "experience a
tremor" and must be used in a grammatical structure appropriate to that
meaning.
This answers the question of whether it's allowed to say things like {loD qet}
for "running man." You cannot. You have to say {qetbogh loD}. I suspect
that you'd also have to say {wewbogh ngup} "glowing cape."
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