[tlhIngan Hol] then/now and law'/puS

[mayqel qunenoS]

ghunchu'wI'
> We do have examples of preceding the
> entire comparison with normal contextual words and phrases

I didn't know that ! thanks !

On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 10:58 PM, Alan Anderson <qunchuy at alcaco.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 5:31 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm almost certain you'll tell me no, but because as the greek proverb goes
>> "hope dies last", I'll ask anyway.
>>
>> Can I say
>>
>> {ngugh jIQup law' DaH jIQup puS} ?
>
> Nope, that's not correct. You're close, though. I'll show you how to
> fix it, and how to slightly redo the time references so they follow
> the rules.
>
> In the comparative construction A Q law' B Q puS, the A and B noun
> slots can be filled by pronouns. Instead of the ungrammatical phrasing
> {jIQup law'/puS}, make it {jIH Qup law'/puS}.
>
> We don't have good guidance on how to add adverbial and timestamp
> words inside the comparison. We do have examples of preceding the
> entire comparison with normal contextual words and phrases, so try
> this:
>
> {ngugh jIH Qup law' DaHjaj jIH Qup puS} "At that time, I was younger
> than the me of today."
>
> {ngugh} "at that time" precedes the rest of the sentence as an adverbial.
> {jIH} "I, me" fills the A noun slot
> {Qup} "be young" is the Q verb of quality
> {DaHjaj jIH} "today's me" or "the me of today" fills the B noun slot
>
> -- ghunchu'wI'
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