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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] law' puS construction with law'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (SuStel)
Fri Oct 13 09:36:09 2017
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:56:59 -0400
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On 10/11/2017 11:40 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
> Using {vItlh} is a good choice, but isn't that only to be used with
> regards to things such as speed, destruction etc ?
>
> What I'm trying to say is, if I want to say "january has more days
> than february", can I use the {vItlh} ? Can I say..
>
> {jar wa' jajmey vItlh law' jar cha' jajmey vItlh puS} ?
>
> This was the reason which made me start this thread in the first
> place. The need to express the concept of "more" in cases as the above.
*vItlh* is given to us as /be high, great (in quantity, size,
intensity)./ If this translation is completely accurate, I'd expect
*vItlh* to work the way you have used it. January's days are indeed
greater in quantity than February's days.
But notice that *vItlh* is a lot more vague here than *law'.* With
*vItlh,* maybe you're saying that January's days are more intense than
February's, or longer. *vItlh* doesn't specify. But with *law**',* there
is only one interpretation: there are /more/ days in January than in
February.
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/11/2017 11:40 AM, mayqel qunenoS
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CAP7F2c+5GcQ0bdJ66hMfeKs-_+toB==Kve+0sB9ryE=H2OiFHw@mail.gmail.com">Using
{vItlh} is a good choice, but isn't that only to be used with
regards to things such as speed, destruction etc ?
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">What I'm trying to say is, if I want to say
"january has more days than february", can I use the {vItlh} ?
Can I say..</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">{jar wa' jajmey vItlh law' jar cha' jajmey vItlh
puS} ?</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">This was the reason which made me start this
thread in the first place. The need to express the concept of
"more" in cases as the above.</div>
</blockquote>
<p><b>vItlh</b> is given to us as <i>be high, great (in quantity,
size, intensity).</i> If this translation is completely
accurate, I'd expect <b>vItlh</b> to work the way you have used
it. January's days are indeed greater in quantity than February's
days.</p>
<p>But notice that <b>vItlh</b> is a lot more vague here than <b>law'.</b>
With <b>vItlh,</b> maybe you're saying that January's days are
more intense than February's, or longer. <b>vItlh</b> doesn't
specify. But with <b>law</b><b>',</b> there is only one
interpretation: there are <i>more</i> days in January than in
February.<br>
</p>
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