[tlhIngan Hol] paq'batlh mu'tlhegh

[Brian Cote]

Awesome. I'd assumed {naDev} was functioning purely like an adverb, and
blinded myself to any other possibility apparently :/

Thanks.

On Saturday, December 17, 2016, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 17 December 2016 at 07:01, Brian Cote
> <wearetheinformation00 at gmail.com <javascript:;>> 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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