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Re: jIQuch



ghItlh knera:

k>SopbejtaH SajwIj.
k>My cat is really eating well.

No, "My pet is certainly eating".
Maybe {-chu'} "perfectly" is better here.
Here is a good situation for the use of #3 {-qa'}
   {Sopqa'laHchu'}
   "She can eat perfectly again."

k>vIQuch pIv
k>I am happy she is finally well

Yes, in english. But you are happy *because* she is well.
{Quch}cannot take an object, "you" are happy: {jIQuch}
  "I am happy because she is healthy"
  {pIvmo' jIQuch}

k>is there a word for finally and where does it go.  i am wanting to put it at
k>the beginning.
Yes, you are right. The word for "finally, at last" is {tagha'}, it's an adverb, so it comes at the beginning of the sentence:
  "I am happy because she is finally healthy"
  {tagha' pIvmo' jIQuch}

Quvar
Beginners' Grammarian
  ghojwI'pu'wI' vISaH





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