[83862] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: DawI' - ghetwI'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Trimboli)
Sun Jan 6 16:08:58 2008
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:38:55 -0500
From: David Trimboli <david@trimboli.name>
In-reply-to: <ECF69832-ECC8-481C-97DF-00E5D5C070A0@embarqmail.com>
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Doq wrote:
> I've seen people use the term {DawI'} for "actor". Comparing it now to
> {ghetwI'}, it seems like the latter would be a better term. {DawI'}
> might work better as "impersonator", or "wanna-be". For one thing,
> {ghet} doesn't seem to need a direct object quite as much as {Da}, and
> when {ghet} takes one, I'd expect it to be {'e'} more often than not.
> {Da} would need a person or job or group identifiable by their
> behavior as direct object.
There are two things you mustn't forget. First, a verb may have no
object and the no-object prefix, and be considered to be acting on
"things in general." {Da} "he behaves as things in general." Second, a
verb with {-wI'} doesn't seem to act on an object anyway, so nothing is
missing.
Besides, {Da} "behave as, act in the manner of" even has "act" in its
English definition! To me, {DawI'} seems to be closer to "actor" than
{ghetwI'}.
SuStel
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