tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 19 17:54:57 2003
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RE: untranstvty
- From: "QeS lagh" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: untranstvty
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 08:48:55 +1000
ghItlh pagh:
>So we know that <meQ> can act as a quality, and can also describe the
>(ongoing) actoin of burning. To make things even worse, there's a bit in
>KGT
>where Okrand compares something like <to'waQ meQ vutwI'> and <to'waQ mIQ
>vutwI'>, implying <meQ> can also be used as a verb meaning "burn (something
>else)".
'ej <<yIn>> wIleghpu': <<tlhIngan yIn DayIn>> "you live a Klingon life";
<<jIHmo' neH bIyIn>> "You're only alive because of me" (these sentences are
not canon, but they demonstrate my point. I've seen quite a few such verbs.)
>
>I still believe, however, that most verbs are not so versatile.
maQochbe'. ??<<Ha'DIbaH vIvIH>> wIjatlhlaHbe' 'e' vIHar; <<Ha'DIbaH
vIvIHmoH>> lo'nISlu'.
Savan.
QeS lagh
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