[Tlhingan-hol] qo''e' tu'bogh pagh - 'ay' wej

[De'vID jonpIn]

De'vID:
> > Actually, I thought about {ghIgh bajtaH} "he's earning his necklace
> > (slang for assignment)".  Then I thought maybe it was too slangy.

QeS 'utlh:
> Hm. McCoy really is the most informal and slangy of the crew in the film
so
> {ghIgh} might actually go well here; it'd help to capture McCoy's
character.
> I think it'd work, but if it still feels too slangy, no worries.

maj.  McCoy will speak slang.

> De'vID:
> > KIRK: nuqDaq ghaH *Spock*'e'?

> jang Quvar, jatlh:
> > We do know that in "to be at a place" constructions, the pronoun
> > usually takes the suffix {-taH}. This was done correctly in the first
> > sentence, but missing in this question. Is this an eception here?

QeS 'utlh:
> Actually, yes, I think so. Specifically in questions with {nuqDaq}, it
seems
> to be usual to omit {-taH}. The examples I know from canon all lack it:
>
> nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'?
> Where is the bathroom? (PK, CK, and Radio Times)
>
> nuqDaq 'oH jengva''e'?
> Where is the plate? (KGT)
>
> nuqDaq 'oH ngop'e'?
> Where are the plates? (KGT)
>
> So though all these have {'oH} rather than {ghaH}, I still have no problem
> with just {nuqDaq ghaH Spock'e'}.

What's the rule here?  When is {-taH} needed?

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