tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Feb 10 10:11:41 2002
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RE: KLBC: three smiling merchants
> three smiling merchants:
> a) wej monttaHbogh Suypu'
> b) monttaHbogh wej Suypu'
>
> lughbogh DuH yIngu'.
lugh Hoch. (but watch the spelling)
They are both grammatical. Which one you choose depends on how deep you dig
into their meaning.
wej montaHbogh Suypu'
"Three [merchants which are smiling]"; Perhaps there are many smiling
merchants, but you are refering to three of them.
montaHbogh wej Suypu'
"[Three merchants] which are smiling"; You have three merchants, and they
happen to be smiling.
Of course this isn't absolute; this is just how MY weird mind reads it.
Also, wej montaHbogh Suypu' could also read "Three merchants which are not
yet smiling".
DloraH, BG