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Re: Klingon WOTD: ngu' (v)

Lieven Litaer ([email protected])

• From: "Lieven Litaer" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: ngu' (v)
• Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 22:00:34 +0100 (MET)
• References: <a05100327bc1d40e5c596@[10.0.1.6]>

ja' Voragh:
> >Note how {ngu'} is used where we would use a relative pronoun (e.g.
> which, where, what) in English:

ghunchu'wI'
> Actually, it's the {-bogh} suffix that carries the meaning of an English
> relative pronoun.  {yIngu'} merely provides a common way of making a
> command out of the idea, rather than a question.

Don't confuse
"the weapon which you want"
"the place where you live"

(relative pronoun)

       and
"which weapon do you want"
"where do you live"

(question word)

Quvar.

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