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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] be-verbs and the {-wI'}
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SuStel)
Tue Dec 27 09:51:25 2016
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Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:50:51 -0500
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On 12/27/2016 9:47 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
> lets take a non be-verb:
>
> lotlh = to rebel
> lotlhwI' = the rebel
>
> now, lets take a be-verb:
>
> bel = be pleased
> belwI' = someone who is pleased
>
> Is my translation of the {belwI'} correct ? I am wondering whether the
> addition of the {-wI'} on be-verbs, functions differently from the way
> it does on non be-verbs.
Your translation is correct. *-wI'* turns a verb into a noun which is
the subject of the verb. Exactly how that translates into English is
irrelevant.
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/27/2016 9:47 AM, mayqel qunenoS
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<div dir="auto">lets take a non be-verb:</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">lotlh = to rebel</div>
<div dir="auto">lotlhwI' = the rebel</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">now, lets take a be-verb:</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">bel = be pleased</div>
<div dir="auto">belwI' = someone who is pleased</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">Is my translation of the {belwI'} correct ? I am
wondering whether the addition of the {-wI'} on be-verbs,
functions differently from the way it does on non be-verbs.</div>
</blockquote>
<br>
<p>Your translation is correct. <b>-wI'</b> turns a verb into a
noun which is the subject of the verb. Exactly how that translates
into English is irrelevant.<br>
</p>
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