tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 09 17:10:33 1999
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RE: for pagh (KLBC)
: jatlh ngenDa' la':
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: > 2) Verbs acting as adjectives preceed the noun they are describing.
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: Verbs acting as adjectives *follow* the noun they are modifying.
But verbs acting as predicates *preceed* the noun. Compare:
Quch tlher "the lumpy forehead"
tlher Quch "the forehead is lumpy"
: > 5) Prefixes and suffixes for both nouns and verbs are
: > used in the numerical order according to the specific application.
:
: maj. There are, of course, a few exceptions - the two "rover" verb
: suffixes (-qu' and -be') that can go just about anywhere.
:
: > 6) You can only use ONE of each prefix and suffix from a "type"
: > for each word (one type-3, then one type-5 etc.).
:
: maj.
Again, rovers are the exception. You can have more than one on a verb:
'ejyo' luch rurbe'qu' tlhIngan Duj luch.
Klingon starship design is vastly different from Starfleet
technology. (SkyBox SP3)
... in any order:
nuQaw'qu'be'
they have not finished us off. (TKD)
That's why they're called "rovers" -- they can go anywhere, not being
restricted to a particular position in the sequence of verb suffixes.
: pagh
: Beginners' Grammarian
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons