tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 17 00:27:07 2003
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RE: collective/sentient
- From: "Sangqar (Sean Healy)" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: collective/sentient
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 05:20:55 +0000
>... I wouldn't say,
>/chaH yIHoH/ ("Them! Attack it!") I would say, /chaH tIHoH/.
>qar'a'? If the object is plural, why have a prefix that states
>the object as singular (regardless if the word in Klingon is
>inherently plural)? Thanks for your help...
I just think of them as grammatically singular words that happen to refer to
plural concepts, like the American usage of words like 'family' or 'group'.
My family is arriving tomorrow. The group is here. (Although I understand
British usage would have 'family are arriving' and 'group are here'.)
-Sangqar
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