tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 09 04:50:56 2000
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Re: Stool
jatlh DloraH:
>Do not confuse -'a' and -Hom with size.
>tIn and mach specify size.
>
>mIv - helmet
>mIv'a' - crown
>
>Even tho crown uses -'a', it is not necessarily bigger than a helmet.
jatlh K'Pach:
>Right. The same (to use my Esperanto comparison) with "eg" in Esperanto.
Well...almost the same. The only major difference is that Esperanto -et-
and -eg- can be used with several parts of speech. -Hom and -'a' apply
only to nouns.
K'Pach:
>varma = warm
>varmega = hot
>(I don't think there is a "varmeta" ... unless it meant possibly "luke
>warm" or "just barely warm.")
"Esperanto" Hol paqDaq "varmeta" tu'lu'. <<"Esperanto" Hol
yIghoj'eghmoH>> 'oH paq pong'e'. mughqu' qonwI'; "lukewarm" jatlh.
DujHoD