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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Something on the {vabDot}
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (nIqolay Q)
Thu Dec 8 12:59:36 2016
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Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 12:59:29 -0500
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Having said that, on the assumption that it is an adverbial meaning "even",
I think it would make sense for it to be modifying the {boSuqlaH}.
Otherwise, if it modified the relative clause, it would be something like
"You can obtain the Earth, which even the puny Federation cherishes".
On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:56 PM, nIqolay Q <niqolay0@gmail.com> wrote:
> The usual assumption is that {vabDot} is an adverbial meaning "even", in
> the sense of emphasizing that something unexpected is indeed the case. But
> we have no idea for sure, since Okrand's never given us a gloss of the
> word. We don't even know 100% what part of speech it is. (Another word in
> that sentence, {Qej}, also has an unknown precise meaning, though at least
> we know it's a verb because of the -bogh.)
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:35 PM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> At this canon sentence:
>>
>> Qo'noS romuluS je boSuqlaH. vabDot tera' Qejbogh DIvI' ram boSuqlaH.
>> kronos, romulus and even the puny federation's precious earth, are all
>> up for grabs.
>>
>> The {vabDot} is referring to the {boSuqlaH}, right ?
>>
>> qunnoH jan puqloD
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Having said that, on the assumption that it is an adverbia=
l meaning "even", I think it would make sense for it to be modify=
ing the {boSuqlaH}. Otherwise, if it modified the relative clause, it would=
be something like "You can obtain the Earth, which even the puny Fede=
ration cherishes".<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:56 PM, nIqolay Q <span dir=3D"lt=
r"><<a href=3D"mailto:niqolay0@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">niqolay0@gma=
il.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">The usual assumption is that {vabDot} is an adverbial meaning "ev=
en", in the sense of emphasizing that something unexpected is indeed t=
he case. But we have no idea for sure, since Okrand's never given us a =
gloss of the word. We don't even know 100% what part of speech it is. (=
Another word in that sentence, {Qej}, also has an unknown precise meaning, =
though at least we know it's a verb because of the -bogh.)<br></div><di=
v class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:35 PM, mayqel qunenoS <span d=
ir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:mihkoun@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mihko=
un@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">At thi=
s canon sentence:<br>
<br>
Qo'noS romuluS je boSuqlaH. vabDot tera' Qejbogh DIvI' ram boSu=
qlaH.<br>
kronos, romulus and even the puny federation's precious earth, are all<=
br>
up for grabs.<br>
<br>
The {vabDot} is referring to the {boSuqlaH}, right ?<br>
<br>
qunnoH jan puqloD<br>
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