Re: Klingon WOTD: qawmoH (v)

["...Paul" <cleggp@megadodo.com>]

On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 cheesbro@rpa.net wrote:
> > >    tuQtaHvIS Hem. ghaHvaD quHDaj qawmoH.
> > >    He wears it proudly as a reminder of his heritage. S20
> >
> > Whoa, did anyone catch this application of direct object/indirect object
> > with qawmoH?  I just saw this in the thread on Complex Sentences,
> > using this exact example:
>
> But see how you are changing the definition from "remember" to "be remembered".
> With "remember" the subject is doing the action.
> With "be remembered" the subject is receiving the action.

Qu'vatlh.  I could've sworn I saw the definition of qaw as "be remembered"
somewhere.  Ne'ermind.  :P  "My bad".  ;)  Here I thought I was on to
something.

...Paul

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