tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 01 19:08:22 2002
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Re: be "something"
From: "Steven Boozer" <[email protected]>
> Just how often do you order someone to do this? Hmm ... "Be green!" <g>
It's not easy . . . .
> Another option is to use the verb {Da} "behave as, act in the manner
> of". There's an example in TKD:
>
> nepwI' Daba'
maj!
> BTW, you can also use {-choH} "change in state/direction" with such
> qualities. E.g.:
>
> yItamchoH
> Be quiet! (Become quiet!) TKD
>
> bIboH. yIjotchoH!
> You're impatient. Calm down! KGT
I've always felt that using /-choH/ on verbs of quality made them into verbs
of action. /jot/ is a quality. /jotchoH/ is an action.
SuStel
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