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Re: [KLBC?] word order and sentence in General.

MorphemeAddict ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol taghwI']



In a message dated 6/25/2009 13:27:44 Eastern Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> > If this verb is placed after the noun phrase, it makes a sentence with 
> > object and verb, a more cohesive and unitary structure, assuming that 
> the 
> > object, which is nominally third person, can be used as the object of a 
> verb with 
> > a second person object prefix.  I don't see any conflict with the 
> "prefix 
> > trick", though, since there is no indirect object to confuse things.  
> > 
> > ghoj[moH]wI'pu' QeDwI'pu' je Savan.
> 
> Better not to confuse a KLBC post with controversial grammar. 
> /ghojmoHwI'pu' HaDwI'pu' je/ is not a second-person noun phrase, and 
> there is no rule that says you can ignore agreement in a case like this.
> 

bIlughbej.  jIqelqu'nIS.

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