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how long is it?

MorphemeAddict ([email protected])

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: how long is it?
• Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:37:50 EST

In a message dated 2004-11-19 5:33:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> In order to ask "how tall is it?" / "how long is it?" should I use {'ar 
> 'ab} or should I use {nuq 'ab} ?
> 
> 
> 
> Dar'Qang
> 

The basic question would seem to be {nuq 'ab}, but since that is so general, 
you could also add a phrase meaning 'how many uj (or some other appropriate 
unit)?', e.g., {nuq 'ab, 'uj 'ar?} or simply say {'uj 'ar 'ab}.  I'm not happy 
with the idea of using {'ar} alone as an object, but perhaps a unit of measure 
can be assumed.  This seems to be what happens when numbers are used without 
nouns, which, I think, exactly parallels this. 

lay'tel SIvten

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