tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 24 00:51:26 1999
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Re: qama'
In a message dated 2/23/1999 11:34:02 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< Meanwhile, I can't be sure of this because while Okrand revealed
a lot about STATEMENTS using verbs like {Dab} and {ghoS}, he
didn't address QUESTIONS using these verbs. Likely, it is an
arbitrary point. It could go either way, though I'm sure
Klingons have a preference.
When was the last time you declared something like this and
people agreed? >>
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Hardly ever, but I'm still confident that I'm right on this one.
While we're at it: the correct question would be {nuq DaghoS}. "What are you
approaching?" Use the direct object. The only reason we speakers of English
even consider "Where are you going?" probably needing a locative-type question
and matching answer is that we think of {ghoS}'s having other meanings besides
"approaches." "Goes to" includes a prepositional word in English. But, look
at the verb as one unit, not as a verb plus a prepostion.
Can we say {nuqDaq DaghoS?} without merely being redundant. After all, using
{-Daq} after the verb {ghoS} is "somewhat redundant, but not out and out
wrong." (TKD p28) The answer still would not require a locative construction.
If the answer did include {-Daq}, the answer would be "somewhat redundant, but
not out and out wrong." Reading TKD p69, I get the feeling that {nuqDaq}
questions and {-Daq} answers mean the action takes place at that location.
peHruS