tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 29 08:41:43 2010
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choH vs. choHmoH
- From: Andrà MÃller <[email protected]>
- Subject: choH vs. choHmoH
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:40:03 +0100
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Dear list,
I have a problem with the verb {choH}, which is translated as "alter,
change" in the dictionary. As far as I know there are no canon sentences
with this verb, so we don't know if it's transitive or intransitive.
But according to some posting from Steven Boozer, there was a sentence used
in Star Trek V, which was: {HIvHe yIchoHmoH!} ("Alter the attack course!").
Here, the verb is combined with the causative suffix {-moH}, so obviously
{choHmoH} is transitive and means "to alter/change something". Thus I
conclude that {choH} must be intransitive, meaning "to become different".
Is my assumption correct?
I'm a bit unsure, because I always thought of {choH} as a transitive verb
and am not sure about the canon-ness (canonicity?) of the above sentence.
Thanks in advance,
- André