tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Sep 26 07:50:20 2002
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intransitives & /-moH/
- From: BestATN@aol.com
- Subject: intransitives & /-moH/
- Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 08:49:18 EDT
DloraH:
> qaHaghmoH "I cause you to laugh"
> The verb conglomeration (verb+suffix) is transitive, but /Hagh/ itself is
> still
> intrans.
>
> Above, with /yIchoHmoH/ we were discussing just the root word /choH/.
>
ok, i understand. i think it was a bad example of /choH/ being intransitive
then, because the verb actually used is /choHmoH/. otoh, apparently there is
some controversy about transitives with /-moH/, so on the conservative side,
*all* verbs with /-moH/ are intransitive without it. true?
lay'tel SIvten