[87641] in tlhIngan-Hol
"nga'chuq (always subject)" - Question about usage
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alex Greene)
Sun Jan 10 19:45:49 2010
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:44:00 +0000 (GMT)
From: Alex Greene <fiat_knox@yahoo.co.uk>
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I have long wondered what "(always subject)" means in reference to the verb nga'chuq.
Does that mean that no object can appear in front of the verb in the sentence, e.g. *manga'chuqta' jIH jagh be'nalDaj'e' je "I have made love with the enemy's wife" - or does it mean something more arcane?
(And the above would have read "I have made love with the enemy AND his wife had I not emphasised the missus with the 'e' topic marker ...)
