tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Apr 29 22:41:26 2001
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RE: KLBC - nuqneH
- From: "Stauffer, Tad E (staufte7)" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC - nuqneH
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 01:41:03 -0400
> > pagh:
> > jIqanchoHlaw'pu': tlhIngan Hol vIHaDchoHmeH poH vIqawchu'be'. ghaytan
> jav
> > ben vIHaDchoH.
>
yeygha':
> choDoj. ghaytan tlhIngan Hol Dajatlhqu'. wa' Hogh vIHaDchoH.
>
{Doj} means "be impressive", and so you said here *"you are impressive me".
Generally, verbs of the form "be ____" (such as "be impressive", "be
hungry", etc.) can have a subject, but not an object.
Instead, you can say "You are impressive", or if you still want to include
yourself, say "I think that you are impressive". So rather than {cho-} ("you
- me"), you would want to use the prefix {bI-} ("you - no object").
Some units of time (days, months, and years) have special words to indicate
time in the past & future. For example, {Hu'} means "days ago" and {leS}
means "days from now". These are used this way:
{cha'Hu' jIghun} "Two days ago, I programmed."
However, for all the other units of time (such as minutes, hours, and
weeks), we use the general words {ret} and {pIq} after the time period.
{ret} is "period of time ago" and {pIq} is "period of time from now". These
words are used after the amount of time:
{vagh rep pIq, jIQong.} "5 hours from now, I will sleep."
{wa' Hogh ret, vIHaDchoH} "One week ago, I started to study."
> "Arizona" luDab tlhIngan Hol jatlhwi' 'ar?
>
maj.
- taD
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