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Transitive Intransitive Eureka (was Re: Back scratcher? [2nd attempt])

Thorwald Peeters ([email protected]) [KLI Member]



<citaat van="Terrence Donnelly">
>
> --- Steven Boozer <[email protected]> wrote:

> Of course, we have the usual problem of whether
> {qotlh} is transitive or intransitive:

> ?{DubwIj qotlh vay'} "Something tickles my back."
> ?{qotlh DubwIj} "my back tickles (i.e. has a tickle)"

[English] jatlhwI' Sung jIHbe' 'ej HolpIn jIHbe'. [transitive]
[intransitive] je muQaH mu'meyvetlh.

(I hope my tlhIngan Hol doesn't suck too much...)

> -- ter'eS
-- 
qa'pIn ba' wa'DIch
qorghon puqloD, qI'meQ tuq
a.k.a. SoplaHtaHwI'
Duj tlhIngan wo' "Qebmey Tai joH"Daq Doq puHvaD Hung loD'e'







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