[tlhIngan Hol] Something on the {vabDot}

[mayqel qunenoS]

nIqolay Q:
>  "You can obtain the Earth, which even the
> puny Federation cherishes".

hahaha ! this is perfect !

qunnoH jan puqloD
ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'

On 8 Dec 2016 8:03 pm, "mayqel qunenoS" <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:

> if we consider vabDot to mean "even, moreover, including", then I think it
> makes sense to consider that it refers to the {boSuqlaH}, giving the
> meaning "you're even able to acquire" or "moreover you're able to acquire".
>
> but indeed, all this is speculation; however if it is an adverb then it
> *has* to refer to the {boSuqlaH}, right ? it is the only verb of the
> sentence it would be able to refer to. the other verb is the {Qej}, which
> is entangled in the {-bogh} thing (I don't know the grammar term), so it
> cannot be referring to that..
>
> qunnoH jan puqloD
> ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'
>
> On 8 Dec 2016 7:56 pm, "nIqolay Q" <niqolay0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The usual assumption is that {vabDot} is an adverbial meaning "even", in
>> the sense of emphasizing that something unexpected is indeed the case. But
>> we have no idea for sure, since Okrand's never given us a gloss of the
>> word. We don't even know 100% what part of speech it is. (Another word in
>> that sentence, {Qej}, also has an unknown precise meaning, though at least
>> we know it's a verb because of the -bogh.)
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:35 PM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> At this canon sentence:
>>>
>>> Qo'noS romuluS je boSuqlaH. vabDot tera' Qejbogh DIvI' ram boSuqlaH.
>>> kronos, romulus and even the puny federation's precious earth, are all
>>> up for grabs.
>>>
>>> The {vabDot} is referring to the {boSuqlaH}, right ?
>>>
>>> qunnoH jan puqloD
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