tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 02 03:28:31 2004
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Re: KLBC pawpu' DIS chu'
On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 22:12:27 -0500, "Scott Willis"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Philip Newton" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 8:56 AM
> Subject: KLBC pawpu' DIS chu'
>
> > Philip:
> > pawpu' DIS chu'.
> > The new year has arrived!
>
> Careful here. {paw} may not be able to be used this way. I believe
> all examples of this verb point to a physical arrival, as opposed to
> a period of time starting. You might want to consider {tagh} "to
> begin (a process)". I'm not saying it's definitely wrong. But be
> aware of the usage shown us so far.
Thank you.
I considered {tagh} as well, but its gloss suggested to me that it's
typically a transitive verb: I begin a process. And the when the year
starts, it does not "initiate" anything or "begin a process"; it just
"begins" or "starts".
Is {tagh} typically used in such contexts as well, when there is no
specific process at hand?
> > Philip:
> > ben law', qa'mey mIgh ghIj neH Germany Dabbogh nuvpu''e'. wab
> > QoyvIp qa'mey 'e' Har nuvpu'vam.
> > Many years ago, Germans wanted to scare away evil spirits. They
> > believed that these spirits were afraid of loud noises.
>
> {'e' *lu*Har}. *They* believe *it*.
Oops; thanks. I caught myself with {'e' luparHa'}, but missed this one.
Philip
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