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RE: Grammar Highlight Each Day (bo-)


> The verb pronominal prefix which means you (plural) --> him, 
> her, it, them is bo-.
> 
> Examples:  naQmey bo'uch = You (pl) hold sticks.
> (naQ = stick, cane, staff; naQmey = sticks (pl); 'uch = holds, grasps)
> 
> yaS boSov = You (pl) know the officer. (yaS = officer; Sov = knows)

Or, of course, "You (pl) know the officers."

BTW, out of curiosity, why are you conjugating the verbs, as in (Sov =
knows)?  Why not present them in a way that's consistent with how TKD
presents them, for consistency and clarity?

> Suy botlhej'a'? = Do you (pl) go with the merchant?
> (Suy = merchant; tlhej = accompanies; -'a' = question particle)

Particle?  According to TKD, this is a suffix.  I am afraid that introducing
non-standard terminology, especially when we've had such confusion about
terminology here, and especially since these highlights are apparently
intended for beginners, might be a source of confusion.

> peHruS

-- Holtej 'utlh

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