[tlhIngan Hol] War related expressions

De'vID de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com
Fri Dec 30 05:11:00 PST 2016


On 30 December 2016 at 13:38, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
> DevID:
>> {noH QapmeH wo' Qaw'lu'chugh yay chavbe'lu' 'ej wo'
>> choqmeH may' DoHlu'chugh lujbe'lu'.}
>
> the {noH QapmeH} is indeed pretty straightforward for "to win a war", but
> does the {lujbe'lu'} mean that we can say {noH lujlu'} for {someone lost the
> war} ?
>
> also, are the {noH Suv} and {noH ghob} acceptable, for "to fight a war" ?

KGT p.47:
<Thus, it is possible to say {noH ghob} or {noH Suv}, both meaning
"He/she fights a war," or {may' ghob} or {may' Suv}, meaning "He/she
fights a battle," but it is not normally acceptable to say {veS ghob}
("He/she fights a warfare") or {vIq Suv} ("He/she fights a combat").>

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De'vID



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