tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Sep 28 18:28:18 2007

Back to archive top level

To this year's listing

• Index by Date
• Index by Thread
• Index by Author

Re: grammar question: verbs used adjectivally

David Trimboli ([email protected])

• From: David Trimboli <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: grammar question: verbs used adjectivally
• Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:27:30 -0400
• In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
• References: <[email protected]>
• User-agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728)

McArdle wrote:

>      *{qachDaq meQmoHlu'pu'bogh Suv qoH neH} ?
> 
> I worry that the {Daq} looks misplaced here (it really
> seems as if it belongs to the whole noun phrase {qach
> meQmoHlu'pu'boch}.

It's correct, though you're right about the locative suffix seeming out 
of place. This is a result of the migration of Type 5 noun suffixes to 
an adjectivally acting verb — you're used to it.

You wouldn't have any grammatical issues with this:

	jagh'a' ghomlu'pu'bogh tIch qoH neH
	Only a fool insults an encountered arch-enemy.

The {-'a'} on {jagh} doesn't seem out of place but the {-Daq} on {qach} 
does. But there's no rule migrating Type 5 noun suffixes to the end of 
any noun phrase, only adjectivally acting verbs.

SuStel
Stardate 7742.8

• References:
  • Re: grammar question: verbs used adjectivally
    • From: McArdle <[email protected]>

• Prev by Date: Re: grammar question: verbs used adjectivally
• Next by Date: 8623
• Previous by thread: Re: grammar question: verbs used adjectivally
• Next by thread: RE: grammar question: verbs used adjectivally
• Index(es):
  • Date
  • Thread
  • Author

Back to archive top level