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Re: Type 5 noun suffixes (was Re: Deixis and direction)



jatlh ghunchu'wI':
> [Hmm.  Can anyone think of a simple sentence with {ben} as the subject?]

Simple as in Object-Verb-Subject style, and not comparative or "to be"?

qep'a' luqellu'DI' reH qaq ben net noH.
When considering /qep'a'mey/, the years past always seem better.

This is a very loose translation, of course, and it could have been better
constructed.  But I think it works.

Or we can play with the topic idea:

qep'a'mey'e' reH qaq ben net noH.
Considering /qep'a'mey/, the years past always seem better.

I definitely like this better than starting with /qep'a'mey luqellu'DI'/.

Of course, I can fail to meet your criteria with a better-worded sentence:

reH qaq ben qep'a'mey net noH.
/qep'a'mey/ of years past always seem better.

SuStel
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