[87026] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Comparatives
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Trimboli)
Tue Nov 24 13:47:37 2009
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:45:56 -0500
From: David Trimboli <david@trimboli.name>
In-reply-to: <4B0C293E.4020405@trimboli.name>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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David Trimboli wrote:
> Tracy Canfield wrote:
>> For comparatives, TKD uses the construction
>>
>> A Q law' B Q puS
>>
>> In all the examples, A and B are nouns. If you're comparing, for
>> example, "we" and "you", do you have to include the pronouns, or is
>> it okay to just use prefixes on the verbs?
> The "A Q" and "B Q" parts are not clauses. Only your last example is
> correct: {maH Do' law' tlhIH Do' puS} "we are more fortunate than
> you." A and B must be noun phrases; Q must be a verb of quality
> without prefix or suffixes.
Although, come to think of it, we may have some examples with {-Ha'}. I
don't have access to my books right now.
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David Trimboli
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