[tlhIngan Hol] 'e' x-lu' SAO with neH

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> On Jun 14, 2016, at 11:51, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
> 
>> On 6/14/2016 11:28 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>> But what happens if I want to say "..someone wants to give you a
>> cat.." ? On one hand we can't write {SoHvaD vIghro' noblu' 'e'
>> neHlu'}, and at the same time, we can't write {SoHvaD vIghro' noblu'
>> net neHlu'} either.
>> 
>> So, what's the deal ? The only solution I can think of is {SoHvaD
>> vIghro' nob vay' neH vay'}.
> 
> SoHvaD vIghro' noblu' neHlu' or SoHvaD vIghro' nob vay' neH vay' are both correct, as are various other combinations of -lu' and vay'. Also valid is using the prefix trick for the latter sentence: vIghro' Dunob vay' neH vay'.
> Of course, -lu' means more than someone; it means an entity I'm not going to specify.
> 
> One might also question whether the two vay' in the second sentence are the same vay'. You could clarify this with something like vIghro' Dunob vay' neH vay'vam.
> 

Why not just {vIghro' Dunon neH vay'}? Shouldn't a {ghaH} or a third person subject indicated by a prefix in the SAO be interpreted as referring to the {vay'}?

-SapIr


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