tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 16 20:12:05 2003
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Re: collective/sentient
SuStel, I'm having trouble finding the section on plurals in TKD. Where is it? I'll take your word on the subject about inherently plural words, but I must read the section to dedicate the rule to memory :)
David Trimboli <[email protected]> wrote:From: "Klingon Warrior"
> And if you want to be more literal, the word for "troops" in its plural
form is /QaS/.
> I suggest:
> QaSma' tIvuv
No. Read TKD's section on plurals, and you'll find that inherently plural
nouns are treated as grammatically singular.
QaSma' yIvuv.
It's /yI-/ instead of /tI-/ because /QaS/ is an inherently plural noun.
Likewise, in another post, you wrote */neghma' tIvuv/. This should be
/neghma' yIvuv/.
SuStel
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taHjaj wo'!
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