tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 28 16:19:29 2000
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Re: KLBC: -logh with -qa'
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: KLBC: -logh with -qa'
- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 19:19:02 EST
In a message dated 11/28/2000 12:01:27 AM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> I initially wanted to say {wejlogh Devqa' Jean Chretian} for
> "Jean Chretian rules [i.e. is Prime Minister of] Canada for the
> third time", but somehow the {-qa'} makes me think that the
> action was *repeated* three times, i.e. as if it were now the
> fourth time. Is {-qa'} "cumulative with" {-logh}, so to speak?
>
I'll wait to see what the experts say. But, think about using the verb
{che'} instead of {Dev} for "rules." What do you think?
peHruS