[Tlhingan-hol] Concerning the purpose clauses

qunnoQ HoD mihkoun at gmail.com
Tue Nov 10 10:01:21 PST 2015


I know that in TKD,it says that the purpose clause always precedes etc..
but I just want to make sure.

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 7:59 PM, qunnoQ HoD <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:

> luckily,before moving on,I realized something needed further
> clarification..
>
> lets consider the following sentences :
>
> {Sutmey chenmoHmeH targh luSurgh} <<they skinned the targh in order to
> make clothes>>
> {la' luQeHmoHmeH Duj luQaw’} <<they destroyed the vessel to anger the
> commander>>
>
> I noticed that the {-meH} word comes at the beginning of the sentence (or
> at least after the first word)
> Can the sentences above be formulated as :
>
> {targh luSurgh Sutmey chenmoHmeH}
> {Duj luQaw’ la' luQeHmoHmeH} ?
>
> as it seems the "sentences as objects" constellation will have to wait..
>
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 7:06 PM, DloraH <seruq at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> >       you took away my shoes in order to delay me
>> >       chomImmeH waqmeywIj Dange'
>> >
>> >
>> > If someone has their issues of HolQeD handy, I have a note in
>> > my dictionary about volume 8, number 4, page 11 relating to
>> > the verb {mIm}. I apparently interpreted that to mean the
>> > verb did not take an object. Until I can read that passage,
>> > however, I can't see a reason to correct this one.
>>
>> The page is giving the Klingon from ST V.
>>
>> tlh'a' HoD, nIm-buS wej yI-ghoS.  vub-pu' jon-ta' HeS-wI'.  wa' vub ghaH
>> tlhI-ngan ghar-wI'-'e'.
>> wa' ghaH te-ra'-ngan-'e'.  mIm-Qo'.  DaH He-raj yI-choH.  batlh tlhI-ngan
>> Segh yI-Hub.  Qap-la'.
>>
>> "Captain Klaa, proceed to Nimbus III.  A criminal has succeeded in taking
>> hostages.  One hostage is
>> a Klingon diplomat.  One is a Terran.  One is a Romulan.  Do not delay.
>> Alter your course now.
>> Defend the Klingon race with honor.  Success."
>>
>> (The Klingon did not include any mention of the Romulan hostage.)
>>
>>
>> - DloraH
>>
>>
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