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Re: Transitive / Intransitive



ghItlh peHruS:
>Next, you are correct with {jIHob}.  You are "yawning something."
>But, {'e' neH jIH} should be {'e' vIneH}.  {'e'} is the object of {neH},
and
>you are saying "I want that" so you need the verb prefix {vI-}.  You can
>append {jIH} but it is not necessary and is redundant unless you
>are really trying to emphasize, "I, that's right I, want to."

{neH} doesn't use {'e'}: {jIHob vIneH (jIH)}
Or is there a new rule I don't know of yet?

pab chu' vISovbe'bogh tu'lu''a'?


muHwI'




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