[tlhIngan Hol] The most beautiful decepticon

[mayqel qunenoS]

I think I understand what you're trying to say;

however, although the grammar may be correct, the meaning is somehow
weird (thus the confusion). "while he's squashing the head he's the
most beautiful" ??? so, as soon as he finishes squashing that head
what is he ? the ugliest ?

I am able to understand the grammar, but the meaning is weird (thus
the confusion in the first place).

qunnoH jan puqloD

On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 5:55 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
> On 12/1/2016 10:37 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>
> De'vID:
>
> Megatron qam bIngDaq Optimus Prime nach
> chevlu'pu'bogh taptaHvIS, Megatron 'IH law' Hoch Decepticon 'IH puS.
>
> there is something which rubs me the wrong way in this sentence.. lets
> analyze it together..
>
> first it says:
> {Megatron qam bIngDaq Optimus Prime nach chevlu'pu'bogh taptaHvIS}
> under the foot of megatron the head of optimus prime, which someone
> had separated, while he was squashing
>
> so, we are left to wonder "who was squashing that head ?" only to read
> next the name of "megatron", which simultaneously is the first of the
> two nouns in a law'/puS construction.
>
> Is this correct ? Can the subject (if megatron is indeed the subject
> of the first sentence), be at the same time the first noun of a
> law'/puS construction ?
>
>
> There is only one sentence here.
>
> Megatron qam bIngDaq (locative phrase)
> below Megatron's feet
>
> Optimus Prime nach chevlu'pu'bogh taptaHvIS (subordinate "while" clause
> containing a relative clause)
> while he squashes Optimus Prime's separated head
>
> Megatron 'IH law' Hoch Decepticon 'IH puS (main clause)
> Megatron is more beautiful than all Decepticons
>
> The locative phrase is attached to the relative clause, not the main clause:
>
> Megatron qam bIngDaq Optimus Prime nach chevlu'pu'bogh taptaHvIS
> while he [Megatron] squashes Optimus Prime's separated head
>
> The second instance of Megatron in the sentence is not the subject of the
> subordinate clause; it is only the first noun of the comparative clause. The
> subject of the subordinate clause is an elided ghaH. You have to work out
> from context that ghaH refers to Megatron (because who else would be
> squashing a severed head but the entity whose feet we are directed under?).
>
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