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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] qepHom grammar questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (qurgh lungqIj)
Thu Oct 5 09:21:09 2017
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From: qurgh lungqIj <qurgh@wizage.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 14:33:47 -0400
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On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 2:21 PM, Lawrence M. Schoen <klingonguy@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 12:33 PM, qurgh lungqIj <qurgh@wizage.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> To me {wejDIch} isn't a thing that can be owned by someone, it's simply a
>> way to count things in a list. Putting a possessive on it just seems
>> strange to my mind.
>>
>
> Imagine a situation in which a Romulan challenges me to a duel. It's an
> honor thing, so naturally, I accept, but I hold the Romulan in such
> contempt that instead of asking someone like you to serve as my second, I
> instead assign that role to my pet mugato. Would I not describe the mugato
> as *cha'DIchwIj*?
>
A {cha'DIch} in that context is a special title for a specific role though,
it's not just counting something.
I'm just saying that in the context of the OP, where the question seemed to
be about counting things owned (my third ship), the {-wIj} would go on the
thing that is being counted, and not the counter.
qurgh
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On W=
ed, Oct 4, 2017 at 2:21 PM, Lawrence M. Schoen <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:klingonguy@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">klingonguy@gmail.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"><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><span class=3D"">=
On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 12:33 PM, qurgh lungqIj <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:qurgh@wizage.net" target=3D"_blank">qurgh@wizage.net</a>></s=
pan> wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bor=
der-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gm=
ail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><br>To me {wejDIch} isn't a =
thing that can be owned by someone, it's simply a way to count things i=
n a list. Putting a possessive on it just seems strange to my mind.</div></=
div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>Imagine a situation=
in which a Romulan challenges me to a duel. It's an honor thing, so na=
turally, I accept, but I hold the Romulan in such contempt that instead of =
asking someone like you to serve as my second, I instead assign that role t=
o my pet mugato. Would I not describe the mugato as <b>cha'DIchwIj</b>?=
</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>A {cha'DIch} i=
n that context is a special title for a specific role though, it's not =
just counting something.=C2=A0</div><div><br>I'm just saying that in th=
e context of the OP, where the question seemed to be about counting things =
owned (my third ship), the {-wIj} would go on the thing that is being count=
ed, and not the counter.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>qurgh<br><br></div>=
<div><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div>
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