tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jun 18 16:45:21 2004
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RE: ghuH
- From: "QeS lagh" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: ghuH
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 09:44:41 +1000
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ghItlhpu' SuStel:
>Sure we can.
>This set of prefixes is also used when an object is possible, but unknown
>or vague. Thus, {jIyaj}
>"I understand" can be used when the speaker understands things in general,
>knows what is
>going on, or understands what another speaker has just said. It cannot,
>however, be used for
>understanding a language or understanding a person.
In a way, it's possible to look at the no-object prefixes in the same way as
the suffix {-lu'}.
{vIyaj} = I understand it
{yajlu'} = someone unknown or unspecified understands it
{jIyaj} = I understand something unknown or unspecified
(Of course, it's also possible to have {yajlu'} represent "someone unknown
or unspecified understands something unknown or unspecified".)
Savan.
QeS lagh
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