tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Mar 30 07:09:35 2004
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Re: Using object prefixes with "intransitive" verbs
From: "Dar'Qang" <[email protected]>
> At 12:48 PM 3/29/2004, SuStel wrote:
>
> >DujDaq jIjaH.
> >I go (somewhere unspecified) on the ship.
> >
> >DujDaq yuQ vIjaH.
> >I go to the planet on the ship.
> >
>
> I know there is the verb {vegh}, but can the concept above also be
> generalized to 'through' or 'via' such as in the following?
Don't generalize. There have been a lot of people here wanting to
generalize lately, but the correct thing to do is to construct a sentence
that means what you want it to mean, according to what we know.
> lojmItDaq jI'el.
> I enter through the door.
>
> lojmItDaq pa' vI'el.
> I enter the room through he door.
You don't need generalizations to work these out. "In/at/on the door I
enter the room." Because "entering" typically involves going from one area
to another, "through" is not much of a stretch. But the construction
doesn't mean "through." It's just one likely interpretation.
Since you know about {vegh}, use it!
lojmIt vIvegh; pa' vI'el.
I enter the room through the door.
SuStel
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