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

[mayqel qunenoS]

thank you SuStel !

On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 7:06 PM,  <kechpaja at comcast.net> wrote:
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> On Jun 14, 2016, at 11:51, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
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> 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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