[3217] in tlhIngan-Hol
the verb "taH"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Wed Feb 16 09:07:44 1994
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From: erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu (Erich Schneider)
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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 94 07:58:18 CST
With respect to the meaning "be at a negative angle" for "taH":
As we know, many of these "be ..." verbs are used in an "adjectival"
way. Perhaps this is the intended use of "taH" here. Namely, when
reading off coordinates.
wa'vatlh loS DoD vaghmaH Soch taH bIH jagh Dujna' Quv'e'.
The enemy vessel's coordinates are one-oh-four mark negative fifty-two.
-QumpIn 'avrIn erich@bush.cs.tamu.edu
