[89848] in tlhIngan-Hol
[Tlhingan-hol] Question about question words
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Josh Badgley)
Thu Sep 29 06:54:52 2011
From: Josh Badgley <joshbadgley@hotmail.com>
To: KLI <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:54:23 -0500
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I am re-reading the section in TKD covering question words and I am a bit c=
onfused. I understand that one adds the Type 9 verb prefix -'a' to a sente=
nce to make it a question
cholegh - You see me
cholegh'a' - Do you see me?
So according to TKD=2C these types of questions are yes/no questions=2C ans=
werable by a simple HISlaH or ghobe'
And I also understand the use of question words
nIn 'ar wIghaj - How much fuel do we have?
chay' jura' - What are your orders ("How do you command us?")
But I also have noticed instances like this from ST3
Kruge: vaj Daleghpu' Then you have seen it?
And from PK
pu'HIch wIj Daleghpu' Have you seen my phaser pistol?
So does that mean that you don't always have to add -'a'? Is it grammatica=
lly incorrect to add the interrogative particle onto a Type 7 suffix like -=
pu'? =20
vaj choleghpu' - Then you have seen me?
Does that work? Because if not=2C I seriously have to check my short story=
for errors. Like this sentence:
vaj nuHmeymaj leghpu' nuralnganpu' - Then the Neuralese have seen our weapo=
ns?
-- jhb
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<font style=3D"" face=3D"Courier New">I am re-reading the section in <i>TKD=
</i> covering question words and I am a bit confused. =3B I understand =
that one adds the Type 9 verb prefix -'a' to a sentence to make it a questi=
on<br><br>cholegh - <i>You see me</i><br>cholegh'a' - <i>Do you see me?</i>=
<br><br>So according to <i>TKD</i>=2C these types of questions are yes/no q=
uestions=2C answerable by a simple HISlaH or ghobe'<br><br>And I also under=
stand the use of question words<br><br>nIn 'ar wIghaj - <i>How much fuel do=
we have?</i><br>chay' jura' - <i>What are your orders ("How do you command=
us?")</i><br><br>But I also have noticed instances like this from <i>ST3</=
i><br><br>Kruge: vaj Daleghpu' <i>Then you have seen it?<br><br></i>And fro=
m <i>PK</i><br><br>pu'HIch wIj Daleghpu' <i>Have you seen my phaser pistol?=
</i><br><br>So does that mean that you don't always have to add -'a'? =
=3B Is it grammatically incorrect to add the interrogative particle onto a =
Type 7 suffix like -pu'? =3B <br><br>vaj choleghpu' - <i>Then you have =
seen me?<br><br></i>Does that work? =3B Because if not=2C I seriously h=
ave to check my short story for errors. =3B Like this sentence:<br><br>=
vaj nuHmeymaj leghpu' nuralnganpu' - <i>Then the Neuralese have seen our we=
apons?</i><br><br id=3D"ecxFontBreak"></font><br><br><font style=3D"" face=
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