tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Oct 31 07:45:15 2000
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RE: Grammar Highlight Each Day (gheD)
- From: "d'Armond Speers" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Grammar Highlight Each Day (gheD)
- Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 08:44:42 -0700
This is a good example of why a "lesson of the day" is not a good idea. I'm
sure that, in sequence, this description of prefixes might make sense. But
if you look at in by itself, the description that {lu-} is used when the
subject is plural and the object is singular is absolutely incorrect, and
could be misleading and confusing.
Also, if you didn't see yesterday's lesson, you wouldn't know what all those
{-pu'}'s are about. I'm not saying I think the lessons are bad, or are a
bad idea, I'm just saying that the mailing list might not be the best
presentation mode.
-- Holtej 'utlh
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 5:14 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Grammar Highlight Each Day (gheD)
>
>
> The grammar point today is: When the subject of a sentence
> is plural and the
> object of the same sentence is singular, Klingon must
> "adjust" the verb. In
> this case, we add the verb prefix lu-, which means "they do
> the verb to him,
> her, it."
>
> nov luqIp nganpu' = The inhabitants hit the alien.
>
> nov = alien, foreigner (noun)
> lu- = they --> him, her, it (verb pronominal prefix)
> qIp = hits (verb)
> ngan = inhabitant (noun)
>
> Additional sentences: jagh lulegh yaSpu'. puq lughaj
> Suypu'. loD lutlhej
> be'pu'.
>
> However, when BOTH the object of the sentence AND are plural,
> use the verb
> stem alone.
>
> jaghpu' legh yaSpu'. puqpu' ghaj Suypu'. loDpu' tlhej be'pu'.
>
> peHruS
>
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