[Tlhingan-hol] Hints and Tips : OVS

[mayql qunenoS]

ok, De'vID thank you ! Now I understand.

qunnoq

On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 6:45 PM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 30 December 2015 at 17:14, mayql qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> (or with the prefix trick, the indirect object)
>>
>> I know that this isn't the actual subject of this thread, however
>> could you please (or anyone else) write 2-3 sentences as examples
>> where the prefix trick is applied  ?
>> I have heard many times, people mentioning it, but unfortunately
>> I can't understand what it is.
>
> {jIHvaD taj Danob} = you give the knife to me, you give me the knife
>
> The direct object is {taj} "knife", the beneficiary (or indirect
> object) is {jIH} "me".
>
> This can be rewritten using the prefix trick as:
> taj chonob = you give me the knife
>
> Here, the prefix is {cho-} "you-me", but the direct object is {taj}
> (it). The {jIHvaD} has been replaced by {cho-}.
>
> {SoHvaD tlhIngan Hol vIghojmoH} = I teach the Klingon language to you,
> I teach you Klingon
>
> The direct object is {tlhIngan Hol}, the beneficiary (or indirect
> object) is {SoH} "you".
>
> This can be rewritten using the prefix trick as:
> {tlhIngan Hol qaghojmoH} = I teach you the Klingon language
>
> Again, {qa-} indicates "I-you", but the direct object is {tlhIngan Hol}.
>
> --
> De'vID
>
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