tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat May 24 08:51:40 2003

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RE: KLBC: jang pagh?



> >> jIghojmeH QuvarvaD je Hoch tlhIHvaD jIjatlh.
> >> I speak to Quvar and you all in order to learn.
>
> {tlhIH} is "you all", so no need to add "all".

tlhIH is labeled as plural; we don't know if that means merely more than
one, or all.  But I agree Hoch shouldn't be there.


> But now we have the problem of what is the object of the verb.
> There is no prefix for talking to "him" and "you" at the same time, so
> you might have to repeat the verb:
>
> {jIghojmeH Quvar vIjatlh 'ej tlhIH Sajatlh}

Leave the -vaD on there and you don't need to worry about the prefix.


DloraH



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