[Tlhingan-hol] paS (was: Question regarding purpose clauses)

[ghunchu'wI']

On May 4, 2012, at 11:27 AM, "De'vID jonpIn" <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Why not?  It's not that clear to me.  In English, "late" has two meanings.
> 
> (1) to miss an opportunity, deadline, etc.  Example: "He was late to
> the party, i.e., by the time he arrived it was over"
> 
> (2) to take place in the latter part of the day or some other time
> period.  Example: "He went late to the cinema, i.e., the movie had
> several show times from morning to past midnight, and he attended the
> midnight showing"
> 
> Now, do we have any evidence that {paS} is restricted to just the
> first meaning?

The only evidence I can present is the fact that {paS} is a verb. The second meaning is adverbial in nature. Any rephrasing I try to get it out of that role ends up with it describing the event rather than the attendee.

-- ghunchu'wI'