tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Aug 09 05:05:54 2002
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Re: -lu' and -be', small aside on Paul Simon
Voragh jang tulwI':
>nuQumqa' tulwI':
>
>>DaH Voragh jang tulwI':
>>>>what does /ghoS/ actually mean? "to follow a route"?
>>>
>>>{ghoS} is a general verb of motion with a variety of English
>>>glosses: thrust, follow a course, proceed, come toward, approach,
>>>go to, etc.
>>
>>"move from a to b"?
>
>Cf. TKD (p.28):
>
> There are a few verbs whose meanings include locative notions, such as
> {ghoS} "approach, proceed". The locative suffix [-Daq] need not be used
> on nouns which are the objects of such verbs:
> Duj ghoStaH "It is approaching the ship."
> yuQ wIghoStaH "We are proceeding toward the planet."
> If the locative suffix is used with such verbs, the resulting sentence
> is somewhat redundant, but not out-and-out wrong:
> DujDaq ghoStaH "It is approaching toward the ship."
hm. but it's strange that i can "ghoS" a course. i don't approach a
course. this seems totally different to "go along" a course.
thank you for the examples!
tulwI',
sts.