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Grammar Highlight Each Day (Noun series indicating possession)

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• Subject: Grammar Highlight Each Day (Noun series indicating possession)
• Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 23:24:19 EST

Disclaimer:  This is only a highlight and does not cover all the aspects of 
the material contained herein.

In Klingon, when two nouns appear in a row, the most common concept involved 
is possession.  Noun 1 possesses noun 2.

Examples:  loD paq = man's book (loD = man; paq = book)
be' betleH = woman's bat'leth (be' = woman; betleH = bat'leth, a sword of 
honor)
puq targh = child's dog-like Klingon animal

When there are more than two nouns in such a series, possession is still one 
of the most common concepts.

Examples:  loD puq targh = man's child's dog-like Klingon animal
be' betleH ret'aq = woman's bat'leth's hilt (ret'aq = hilt, handle)

Further hint:  A noun series showing possession must not end with the Klingon 
conjunction {je} = "and."

There are other ways to show possession.  Other highlights will deal with 
these individually.

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