[87619] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: qoSwIj
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (kff@sics.se)
Thu Jan 7 10:39:38 2010
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:36:57 +0100
From: kff@sics.se
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In-Reply-To: <20100107142012.81934f3v8m3ixjms@letter.sics.se>
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Quoting kff@sics.se:
> pab qab vIlo'be'taH
>
> Now, that's just part of what I wanted to say. First, I'm not sure
> that 'using bad grammar' is best rendered ar {pab qab lo'taH}. Second,
> and more importantly, I can't figure out how to say "in the future".
> I've found {pIq} which seems to convey the meaning of future, but that
> is a noun and I can't find a way to convert it appropriately. I
> suppose {pIqDaq} is too facile...
>
Ahh, found the answer to my problem a few emails down... a case of
premature reply ;-)
So:
pIq pab qab vIlo'be'taH.
Remaining issue: is {pIq} a good way to say "future"? Or is it used in
a more specific sense?
/buSwI'
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