tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 02 17:24:49 1998
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Re: -Curses
- From: Robyn Stewart <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: -Curses
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:26:44 -0700 (PDT)
---David Trimboli wrote:
>
> From: Robyn Stewart <[email protected]>
> >> Is {toDSaHpu' chaH} correct??
> >
> >We don't know for sure. It seems reasonable, but because it is never
> >incorrect to use a singular noun where a plural meaning is intended,
> >you can play it safe and say {toDSaH chaH}. "They are todsakhs."
>
> Actually, the question could be better boiled down to: "Is {toDSaH}
a noun?"
>
> If it is, then you can add {-pu'} and use it in "to be"
constructions. I
> don't see what makes {toDSaH chaH} any more definitely correct than
> {toDSaHpu'}.
>
> What if {toDSaH} is NOT a noun?
Good point. ?{toDSaH chaH} could sound as bad as *{majQa' chaH}.
Sux2b us.
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