tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 04 08:57:27 1999
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RE: Okrand speaks: What time is it?
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Okrand speaks: What time is it?
- Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:51:15 -0700
>From Okrnad on startrek.expertforum:
> 'arlogh Qoylu'pu'?
>
> This is literally "How many times has (someone) heard (it)?" or
> "How many times has it been heard?" (<'arlogh> "how many times?"
> a word that functions adverbially, made up of the question word
> <'ar> "how much? how many?" and the special number suffix <-logh>
> "times" [as in "six times"];
jatlh Edy:
> Is it possible the usage of {'arlogh} in other sentences, as:
> 'arlogh Qo'noSDaq bIleng - How many times did you travel to
> Kronos?
It certainly is. Okrand gave us a full description of <'arlogh> said nothing
about restricting it to this expression. Go ahead and use it. yIruch.
pagh
Beginners' Grammarian