[Tlhingan-hol] {Hov} DIvI' Hol mung

[Will Martin]

Okay, the word {maj} does work as a sentence. That’s what it does.

{vIlaDqa’} “I read it again.” Another fine sentence with {‘ej} tying it to another single sentence… except…

{pIq jIQaghbe’ jIyepqu’}…

Okay, {pIq} tells us that you are looking to make this a statement about the future. It’s a little vague as time stamps go, but hey... {jIQaghbe’} is a complete sentence. “I don’t err.” Fine.

But {jIyepqu’} is another complete sentence. “I am very careful.”

So, what’s the relationship between these two final complete sentences?

Maybe you mean to say that your goal is to not make mistakes, and your statement is that you will be careful in order to not err. In that case, consider the verb suffix {-meH}. The purpose of your being careful is to not make mistakes, so {jIQaghbe'} is a good candidate for being marked as the purpose of {jIyepqu’}.

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> On Dec 4, 2015, at 12:18 PM, qunnoQ HoD <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> tlhIngan Hol mu'ghom 'ay' 5.4
> 
> maj.vIlaDqa' 'ej pIq jIQaghbe' jIyepqu'.
> 
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 7:10 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
>> On 12/4/2015 12:03 PM, qunnoQ HoD wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Was {neH jItu'} supposed to mean "I just noticed"?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> HIja'.
>>> 
>>>> {neH} means "merely" when placed after a verb, and you can't place
>>>> it  in front.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Do'Ha' 'oH 'ach chutvam vISovbe'. nuqDaq ghItlhlu' ?
>> 
>> 
>> tlhIngan Hol mu'ghom 'ay' 5.4:
>> 
>>   {neH} 'only, merely, just'
>> 
>>   Unlike the other adverbials, it follows the verb which it modifies.
>>   The semantic effect is one of trivializing the action.
>> 
>> 
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