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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Expressing how much
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SuStel)
Tue Sep 12 07:26:24 2017
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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 11:25:53 -0400
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On 9/11/2017 11:17 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
> SuStel:
> > Assuming the answer is not something vague like /a lot,/ what > are
> the possible answers to this question? The form an
> > answer can take will give a hint as to the form the question
> > can take.
>
> This is an interesting point; unfortunately though, the answer which
> usually comes to mind to the question "how much do you love me ?", is
> indeed "a lot"..
>
> I don't know.. Maybe perhaps something like {jIHvaD vItlh'a' parmaqlIj
> ?}. But again, even if this works, it still requires a noun to serve
> as subject for the {vItlh}.
Assuming we're talking about *parmaq,* this isn't too bad, but it
doesn't ask /how much?/ Rather, you might ask a question like this:
*parmaqmo' jIHvaD nuq Data'qang?*/What are you willing to do for me out
of romantic-aggressive love?/ Or you might ask for a description instead
of a quantity: *parmaqlIj yIDel*/Describe your love!/
If we're talking about some other kind of love, we have to agree to
treat *muSHa'* as meaning /love./ The noun form is *muSHa'ghach.* A
person, of course, is *bang.* Then you can say things like *chomuSHa'mo'
jIHvaD nuq Data'qang* and *chomuSHa' 'e' yIDel.*
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/11/2017 11:17 AM, mayqel qunenoS
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAP7F2cLhHpTY1hrU+hHJATzsMBxr=s_Je2r6CPbLk8eKAbEqNA@mail.gmail.com">
<div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px">SuStel:</span></div>
<div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px">>
Assuming the answer is not something vague like </span><i
style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px">a lot,</i><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px"> what >
are the possible answers to this question? The form an </span><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px">> answer
can take will give a hint as to the form the question </span></div>
<div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px">> can
take.</span></div>
<div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px"><br>
</span></div>
<div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px">This is an
interesting point; unfortunately though, the answer which
usually comes to mind to the question "how much do you love me
?", is indeed "a lot"..</span></div>
<div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px"><br>
</span></div>
<div dir="auto"><span
style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.696px">I don't
know.. Maybe perhaps something like {jIHvaD vItlh'a' parmaqlIj
?}. But again, even if this works, it still requires a noun to
serve as subject for the {vItlh}.</span></div>
</blockquote>
<p>Assuming we're talking about <b>parmaq,</b> this isn't too bad,
but it doesn't ask <i>how much?</i> Rather, you might ask a
question like this: <b>parmaqmo' jIHvaD nuq Data'qang?</b><i>
What are you willing to do for me out of romantic-aggressive
love?</i> Or you might ask for a description instead of a
quantity: <b>parmaqlIj yIDel</b><i> Describe your love!</i></p>
<p>If we're talking about some other kind of love, we have to agree
to treat <b>muSHa'</b> as meaning <i>love.</i> The noun form is
<b>muSHa'ghach.</b> A person, of course, is <b>bang.</b> Then you
can say things like <b>chomuSHa'mo' jIHvaD nuq Data'qang</b> and
<b>chomuSHa' 'e' yIDel.</b><br>
</p>
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