klbc: abstract nouns 2

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part of the problem i have with learning and using tlhIngan Hol is figuring 
out how to render (or "recast") what i want to say into the available words.  
e.g. how to say "length"?  ("to be long" is [ nI' ] or [ tIq ] depending on 
the sense, so i'll use [ tIq ] here.)  does one say something like: 
"when something is long"?  [ tIqDI' vay' ] 
what is a common paraphrase for this sort of thing?
lay'tel SIvten