tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jun 07 17:30:53 2000
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RE: KLBC: Living IN something
- From: Eric Andeen <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: Living IN something
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 17:28:43 -0700
jatlh Angela:
> Ok, say I wanted to convey that I lived in a cave or a
> cardboard box or something. How could I? We have the
> word <Dab>, but it is "reside at", not just reside.
<Dab> is "dwell in/at; reside in/at". The "in/at" bit is an indication that
the dwelling is the object. So you can say <DIS vIDab> or <*cardboard box*
vIDab>.
> Could I I use <toq> to make a construct like <mutoq
> DIS> ? Tha feels REALLY wrong to me, but I can't think
> of anything else.
It feels *really* wrong to me too - it just doesn't work.
pagh
Beginners' Grammarian