tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 25 14:58:58 2013
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] 'arDIch
On 2013-01-25, at 13:10, Felix Malmenbeck <[email protected]> wrote:
>> But would you say 'arDIch jIH? or jIH 'arDIch?
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> Both of those would give me pause. As mu'mey ru', I suppose either could work, but I'd probably just pay for the extra syllable and ask {mujeyta' 'ar?}. ({patlh 'arDIch?} might also get the message across; supposedly, it'd be a trunctated form of somethng like {patlh 'arDIch vIchavpu'?}.)
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>>> «'arDIch» seems like an alright construction to me.
>> This sentence amuses me greatly.
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> meq vIyajbe'. HIchuH!
mujmo' DIvI' Hol, jey'egh mu'tlhegh.
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> From: Robyn Stewart [[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 21:55
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> Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] 'arDIch
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> As a mu' ru' in English, "the how-manyth?" would be understood, but different context-sensitive solutions need to be found.
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> E.g. [a race finish] "What's my place?"
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> But would you say 'arDIch jIH? or jIH 'arDIch?
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> On 2013-01-25, at 7:49, Lieven <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> This is interesting - from an english point of view it sounds strange to say "the how-many-est", but in German, it's completely normal to say "der wievielte".
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>> I would accept {'arDIch} just like {'arlogh}. {'arDIch} sounds logic and will be understood. As long as Maltz doesn't say no, why should we?
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>> --
>> Lieven L. Litaer
>> aka Quvar valer 'utlh
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