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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Proper use of adverbial {je}

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lieven)
Tue Aug 15 12:13:11 2017

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Am 15.08.2017 um 17:48 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
> So, the {Su'IH. 'ej Suwoch je} is grammatically correct, but the {je} 
> can't be used in this way to say "you are beautiful, and you (the same 
> group) are also tall", without a reference/comparison being made to 
> another group, which is also tall. Right ?

I understand this phrase like "you are beautiful and you are tall, just 
like the others I just talked about are tall."

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