[Tlhingan-hol] KLBC: -bej versus Sov

[Lieven]

Am 22.12.2015 um 19:36 schrieb Chelsea Knauf:
> The TKD has the example sentence {nuSeHbej}.  Is there a reason it can
> be rephrased as {nuSeH 'e' jISov}?

My first, quick and short answer would be, that in english we have the 
same question: Where's the difference between "I know it's red" and 
"it's definitely red"?

PS: it should be the vI- prefix: {nuSeH 'e' vISov}

Well, anway, I think it's a question of emphasis. During a battle scene, 
one officer may say "they are scanning us" or so, and it would sound if 
s/he says "I know that they are scanning us". On the other hand, the 
Sov-phrase may be an answer:

- HoD, Doqbej Duj.
- Doqbej Duj 'e' vISov.

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