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Re: muD Dotlh

• From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: muD Dotlh
• Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 23:18:30 -0500
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>

ja' peHruS:
>bIQuchqa'mo' jIQuch je jIH.
>
>Interesting construction.  {je} refers to "Here, too," right?  I always
>thought it would mean "It is snowing here, besides raining, for example."

Nope.  {je} is a *noun* conjunction, and following a verb it adds the
"also, too" idea to the meaning of either the subject or object of the
sentence.

TKD 5.3, page 55:  {qaleghpu' je} "I also saw you, I saw you too"
Its ambiguity is noted by saying it could mean either "I and others
saw you" or "I saw you and others."  It does *not* mean something
like "I saw you in addition to hearing you."

It gets used incorrectly that way a lot, though.  I figure it's a useful
enough meaning that it might be understood, but I do try very hard not to
make that particular error.

-- ghunchu'wI'

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