[Tlhingan-hol] Marc on Aspect

[David Trimboli]

On 8/15/2012 9:39 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
>
> Qov:
>>> I'll just note that we now appear to know that Klingons use the
>>> American-style 'group is singular.' <'oH mutlh QI>, and not <'oH
>>> lumutlh>. cf "BP regret ..." vs. "Microsoft is ..."
>
> ghunchu'wI':
>> It's good to know this one way or the other as well.
>
> We've seen examples of the "American-style" before:
>
> ... wo'rIv betleH ghaj qorDu'Daj
> Worf's bat'telh has been in his family ... S8
>
>    not *{lughaj}

maj. bIleghchu'; eagle Darur.

> vangDI' tlhIngan SuvwI' ngoy' qorDu'Daj ...
> The family of a Klingon warrior is responsible for his actions ... TKW
>
>    not *{lungoy'}

That's not an example. Adding some punctuation to clarify:

vangDI' tlhIngan SuvwI', ngoy' qorDu'Daj.

{ngoy'} is not using an object (and its definition "be responsible" 
doesn't make it clear that it uses any).

> DurIt tlhIngan yejquv
> Summoned to the Klingon High Council. MKE
>
>    not *{nIrIt}

maj.

-- 
SuStel
http://www.trimboli.name/