tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 14 09:28:34 2003
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Re: Tao Te Ching Chp. 30
From: "DloraH" <[email protected]>
> > yobHa'choHlu' rInDI' noH Dun.
> > Bad harvests follow in the wake of great wars.
>
> KGT p46
> noH - a specific war
> veS - war, in general
{veS} is the CONCEPT of war, warfare, whereas {noH} describes an event, or
events. It needn't specify WHICH war, but it's certainly a war, not the
concept of war. The original sentence says {rInDI' noH Dun} "when wonderful
wars are finished." I think this works just fine. If it were {rInDI' veS
Dun}, you'd have said "when wonderful warfare is finished," but when is the
concept of war ever finished? I feel certain that {rIn noH} can happen, but
{rIn veS} doesn't.
SuStel
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