[85967] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [KLBC?] word order and sentence in General.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com)
Thu Jun 25 12:35:57 2009
From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:31:59 EDT
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In a message dated 6/24/2009 16:47:00 Eastern Daylight Time,
qlingon@xs4all.nl writes:
> qavan, ghoj[moH]wI'pu' QeDwI'pu' je
>
Since your email was directed at many people, the I+you plural prefix {Sa-}
would be better:
Savan! ghoj[moH]wI'pu' QeDwI'pu' je.
If this verb is placed after the noun phrase, it makes a sentence with
object and verb, a more cohesive and unitary structure, assuming that the
object, which is nominally third person, can be used as the object of a verb with
a second person object prefix. I don't see any conflict with the "prefix
trick", though, since there is no indirect object to confuse things.
ghoj[moH]wI'pu' QeDwI'pu' je Savan.
If the object person conflict is too great, then simply use {vI-} on the
verb:
ghoj[moH]wI'pu' QeDwI'pu' je vIvan.
Qapla'!
lay'tel SIvten
