tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 23 21:52:44 1999
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Re: reH Su'ba'pa' quS yInuD. / KLBC
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: reH Su'ba'pa' quS yInuD. / KLBC
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:53:03 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
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On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 19:38:35 -0800 Pillow <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>
> > ja' ghunchu'wI':
> > > (lam'a' mobwI' Dub?)
> >
> > jatlh pIl'o':
> > > <Did it be dirty improve alone?> ghobe'.
> > <Dub> also means "back (of body) (n)". Try again.
>
> Is the (your) back the only thing dirty? qar'a'? pIl'o'
Think about what {-wI'} is doing to the verb {mob}. Since {mob}
is a verb, that implies that {-wI'} is a verb suffix and not the
possessive noun suffix for things capable of using language.
Then think that this is grammatically similar to:
Doq'a' HoD mIv?
charghwI'