[87351] in tlhIngan-Hol

home	help	back	first	fref	pref	prev	next	nref	lref	last	post

Re: Transitivity of and

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Trimboli)
Mon Nov 30 21:40:21 2009

Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:38:07 -0500
From: David Trimboli <david@trimboli.name>
In-reply-to: <a1173fff0911301817v199aff0dm783ddf63e5541ba9@mail.gmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org

Christopher Doty wrote:
> I'm wondering if <mev> is transitive or intransitive, or either?
> 
> And with <tagh>, does it occur in a sentence-as-object construction?
> If not, how is it used in canon sources?

Both have been used both ways. I'm sure Voragh will provide all the 
relevant examples, but examples for {mev} include:

    bIjatlh 'e' yImev
    Shut up!

    not mev peghmey
    Secrets never cease.

I don't remember the examples for {tagh} offhand.

-- 
SuStel
tlhIngan Hol MUSH
http://trimboli.name/mush

home	help	back	first	fref	pref	prev	next	nref	lref	last	post