tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Sep 03 13:31:19 1997
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Re: Adjectival verbs
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At 09:50 AM 9/3/97 -0700, you wrote:
>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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