[tlhIngan Hol] paq'batlh mu'tlhegh

[De'vID]

On 17 December 2016 at 07:01, Brian Cote
<wearetheinformation00 at gmail.com> wrote:
> povvam <paq'batlh>Daq mu'tlheghvam 'IH vItu':
>
> "DaH naDev jIHtaHbogh meq Saja'."
> /Now I will tell you why I am here./
>
> toH, jaj naQ vIqeltaH, 'ej DaH jIghel vIneH.
>
> 'ach wa'DIch vIQIj:
>
> "jIHtaH meq" 'oHbe'chu' mu'tlhegh lugh, 'ej "naDev jIHtaH" 'oHbej mu'tlhegh
> lugh, 'ach "naDev jIHtaHbogh" 'oHlaH'a' /adverb/ lugh? lughnIS, qar'a'?

You're parsing this sentence incorrectly.

{naDev} is a noun. {naDev jIHtaHbogh} is a noun. {naDev jIHtaHbogh
meq} is a noun-noun construction.

Also, think about what it would mean if {naDev} were an adverbial
instead of a noun. The sentence would mean *"Now, here (in this
present location), I will tell you my reason for being."

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De'vID