tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 21 20:00:44 2002
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Re: nested <<'e'>>s
- From: "Rohan Fenwick" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: nested <<'e'>>s
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 01:00:42
jIjatlhpu':
> (BTW, Can I use two <<'e'>>s in the manner above? (ie. wIghoH 'e' wImev
'e'
> DaneHchugh). I have asked this question before, but I couldn't remember,
nor
> find, the answer.)
jatlh SuStel:
>Well, you wouldn't use it like that, because /neH/ doesn't use /'e'/.
qatlho'qu'. pab motlhbe' potlh law' Hoch motlhbe' potlh puS, 'ej vIlIjpu'.
:S
Thank you. The most important irregularity of grammar, and I forgot it. :S
>There's no rule and so far as I know no evidence that says you can't do it.
>If the sentence is simple enough, go ahead. But nested sentences as
>objects
>can get difficult to parse very quickly, so don't try to get too elaborate
>with it.
luq. ghaytan wej mu'tlheghmey lo'lu' neH, chaq loS mu'tlhegh lo' vay', 'ach
tlhoy <<'e'>>mey wIlo'chugh, nom numISmoH 'e' vIHarqu'.
OK. It's likely that only three sentences could be used, perhaps four, but
if we use too many <<'e'>>s, then I'm also convinced they'd confuse us very
quickly.
Qapla' 'ej Satlho'
ro'Han
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