tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 26 08:23:01 1999
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Re: {-meH}: purpose clauses
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- Subject: Re: {-meH}: purpose clauses
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 11:19:45 EDT
ja' Holtej 'utlh:
> ... [latlh Dochmey law' vInop] ...
> TKW p. 73 {bIQapqu'meH tar DaSop 'e' DatIvnIS}.
> The purpose clause {bIQapqu'meH} just seems to be hanging out
> there in front of the sentence, not modifying another noun or verb,
> though, unless you want to claim that {tar} is the noun that it's
> modifying and {bIQapqu'meH tar} is the object of {Sop} (doesn't feel
> that way to me, though). ... [latlh Dochmey law' vInopqa'] ...
I suggest that the purpose clause {bIQapqu'meH} modifies
{(object) DatIvnIS}.
It is necessary that you enjoy eating poison; necessary for what purpose?
That you fully succeed.
--jey'el