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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] be-verbs and the {-wI'}
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Anderson)
Tue Dec 27 21:02:36 2016
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From: Alan Anderson <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 21:02:11 -0500
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On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 9:47 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am wondering whether the addition of the {-wI'} on be-verbs, functions
> differently from the way it does on non be-verbs.
{-wI'} works the same, but the *translation* can be subtly different. It's
typically "one who is" for a verb expressing a state or quality, and "one
who does" for a verb expressing a more active concept. It's hard to use the
English suffix "-er" for {-wI'} on a verb of quality like {tIn} "be big",
but it's usually no problem to say something like "sleeper" for {QongwI'}.
-- ghunchu'wI'
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T=
ue, Dec 27, 2016 at 9:47 AM, mayqel qunenoS <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:mihkoun@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mihkoun@gmail.com</a>></=
span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> I am wondering whether the =
addition of the {-wI'} on be-verbs, functions differently from the way =
it does on non be-verbs.</blockquote></div><br>{-wI'} works the same, b=
ut the *translation* can be subtly different. It's typically "one =
who is" for a verb expressing a state or quality, and "one who do=
es" for a verb expressing a more active concept. It's hard to use =
the English suffix "-er" for {-wI'} on a verb of quality like=
{tIn} "be big", but it's usually no problem to say something=
like "sleeper" for {QongwI'}.<br><br>-- ghunchu'wI'<=
/div></div>
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