Re: lugh

[Quvar valer <levinius@gmx.de>]

Am 12.09.2002 12:00:51, schrieb Steven Boozer <sboozer@midway.uchicago.edu>:

>Hmm... {muj} "be wrong".  I'd forgotten about that one.  I usually just use 
>{lughbe'} "not be right" which, I suppose, is not quite the same 
>thing.  Unfortunately, Okrand has never used {muj}.  What's the difference 
>in German?

I'll keep it short with an example, which should explain the difference:

1 + 1 = 2 (lughbej 'oH)
  The answer is *right*
  Die Antwort ist *richtig*

3 + 7 = 98 (lughbe'bej 'oH. muj'a'?)
  The answer is *wrong*
  Die Antwort ist *falsch*
  Die Antwort ist *nicht richtig*

Someone says: "1 + 1 = 2" (lughbej ghaH)
Someone else answers: You are *right*
Someone else answers: Du hast *recht*

Someone says: "3 + 7 = 98" (lughbe'bej ghaH. muj'a'?)
Someone else answers: You are *wrong*
Someone else answers: Du hast *unrecht*
Someone else answers: Du hast *nicht recht*

Does this explain the difference?

Quvar.