tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon May 01 05:00:35 2000
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RE: KLBC: Imperative question
- From: Niall Pagdin <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: Imperative question
- Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 12:58:00 +0100
"Somebody stop that man"
How about something as simple as
loDvetlh bomev vay' {man-that you(pl)-stop-him somebody}
this would seem to follow my understanding of the object-verb-subject
rule.
The object is 'that man' the subject is 'somebody' and as, I assume, when
one is calling for 'somebody' to do something you are addressing a plural
group (otherwise it would be "you stop that man") the verb acquires the
you(pl)-him/her/it prefix.
If I am wrong - which I probably am - could someone please explain to me
why.
- nIyel
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