[tlhIngan Hol] And because of this reason cars should have phasers

[mayqel qunenoS]

SuStel:
> But based on *TKD*, *wanI'vam lajQo'*
*> wa'* probably means *one (of them) won't*
*> accept this event*—in other words, it
> presupposes the listener already knows
> about a group, out of which you're singling
> one.

I understand. now that you mention it, the idea for using the {wa'} this
way, came from the canon example {wa' yIHoH}, which talks about singling
one out of a group.

thank you for explaining this !

qunnoH
ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'

On 9 Nov 2016 7:59 pm, "SuStel" <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:

> On 11/9/2016 10:43 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>
> > wanI'vam lajlu'Qo
>
> I wrote this in order to say "someone refuses to accept this event".
>
> Could I write instead {wanI'vam lajQo' wa'} ? Can the {wa'}, "stand alone"
> in order to mean "one person/someone" ?
>
>
> Yes. See *TKD *5.2: "Numbers are used as nouns. As such, they may stand
> alone as subjects or objects or they may modify another noun." But based on
> *TKD*, *wanI'vam lajQo' wa'* probably means *one (of them) won't accept
> this event*—in other words, it presupposes the listener already knows
> about a group, out of which you're singling one. It's not the same as
> *vay'* or *-lu'*.
>
> I think *wanI'vam lajlu'Qo'* is the superior sentence, and better
> translated *this event won't be accepted.*
>
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