[tlhIngan Hol] Explaining aspect

[mayqel qunenoS]

SuStel:
> Lots of time spent here! Does this help any?

Yes ! It helps a lot !

I think now, that I actually *feel* the {-pu'} and most importantly I
understand how the use of it, influences the meaning of the sentence.

I'm looking forward to applying all this in my next story.

thank you SuStel !

qunnoq

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 11:48 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
> On 8/24/2016 4:42 PM, SuStel wrote:
>
> wa'maH cha' vatlh rep jISop
> I eat at noon (probably your regular habit of eating at noon)
>
>      ??????????????????????????????????????<-Eating
>                         •                  <-Noon
> Past >-------------------------------------> Future
>
> tlhom vaS'a'Daq vIjaH
> I go to the Great Hall at dusk (perhaps said by a guard on patrol)
>
>       ?????????????????????????????????????<-Going
>                         •                  <-Dusk
> Past >-------------------------------------> Future
>
>
> Reconsidering these, they're probably better thus:
>
> wa'maH cha' vatlh rep jISop
> I eat at noon (probably your regular habit of eating at noon)
>
>       ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  <-Eating
>       • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  <-Noon
> Past >-------------------------------------> Future
>
> tlhom vaS'a'Daq vIjaH
> I go to the Great Hall at dusk (perhaps said by a guard on patrol)
>
>       ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  <-Going
>       • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  <-Dusk
> Past >-------------------------------------> Future
>
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