[99452] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] suffices on verb-adjectives
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Tue Sep 2 10:10:42 2014
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 14:10:33 +0000
In-Reply-To: <8D1945BE0325A24-16BC-14731@webmail-d284.sysops.aol.com>
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qheyIl:
> TKD is quite prescriptive in the use of suffices on verbal adjectives (TK=
D 4.4): =
> vsR {-qu'} can be added as an intensifier - {Dujmey tInqu'} (very big shi=
ps)
> ns5 {-Daq} is added to the verbal adjective when it is called for on the =
noun
> - {veng tInqu'Daq} (in the very big city)
> Have we received any additional information about such suffices?
> I'm thinking specifically of {-be'} which would seem to be a very logical=
usage
> where a verb-adjective with an=A0opposite-meaning=A0does not exist - {we=
p Doqbe'}
> (the not-red jacket). Or do we stick with the more traditional {Doqbe'bo=
gh wep}?
A quick scan of my notes finds these examples of the Rover {-be'} on qualit=
ies:
wa'maH yIHmey lI'be' =
ten useless tribbles. PK
tera'ngan motlhbe' SoH =
You are an unusual Terran. PK
'utbe' bel =
Pleasure is nonessential. TKW
leghlaHchu'be'chugh mIn lo'laHbe' taj jej =
A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye. TKW =
nI'be' yInmaj 'ach wovqu' =
Our lives burn short and bright. (Anthem)
QuchlIj vIl law'be' QuchwIj vIl puSbe' =
your forehead isn't ridgier than my forehead (HQ 13.1:10)
Hmm... I would have expected more. Don't forget the paired qualities liste=
d in the glossaries:
jub be immortal =
jubbe' be mortal
le' be special, be exceptional
le'be' be unexceptional, be nonspecific, be general
lI' be useful =
lI'be' be useless
lo'laH be valuable =
lo'laHbe' be worthless
motlh be usual, be normal, be standard
motlhbe' be unusual
rur resemble
rurbe' be different
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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