tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 27 08:48:30 2002
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Re: KLBC - muD DaHjaj
From: "Quvar valer" <[email protected]>
> Am 26.11.2002 23:51:21, schrieb "Gina Robertson"
<[email protected]>:
>
> >(By) ramjep, DuH wej (inches) SIS yav.
> >By midnight, three inches of snow on the ground is possible.
> What does it mean when you say "by midnight"? It means, "when midnight
happens".
> {DuH} is difficult here. You could say
> "when midnight happens, perhabs it measures one 'uj"
> (there are other ways too, of course)
Better than "when midnight happens," just say "midnight." This is what we
call a "timestamp," and timestamps go at the very beginning of a sentence
(they're one of those nouns that aren't subject or object).
Also, three inches is about 0.2 'uj.
ramjep chaq ravDaq vI'pu' cha'maH vatlhvI' 'uj
20% of an /'uj/ might have accumulated on the ground at midnight.
Three inches might have accumulated on the ground at midnight.
Another way to state this measurement is
ramjep chaq ravDaq vI'pu' pagh vI' cha' 'uj
Zero point two /'uj/ might have accumulated on the ground at midnight.
Three inches might have accumulated on the ground at midnight.
SuStel
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