[tlhIngan Hol] What do you make of this ?

[mayqel qunenoS]

I got lost with the quotations.

SuStel:
> HIja', lajlu'.

this {HIja', lajlu'}, refers to the "{vIghro' puS law' bo'Degh puS
puS} is this acceptable for "the cats are less than the birds" ?"

On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 6:15 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
> HIja', lajlu'.
>
> On 11/22/2016 11:12 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>>
>> and something else:
>>
>> lets say I write:
>>
>> {vIghro' puS law' bo'Degh puS puS}
>>
>> is this acceptable for "the cats are less than the birds" ?
>>
>> qunnoH
>> ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'
>>
>>
>> On 22 Nov 2016 6:03 pm, "mayqel qunenoS" <mihkoun at gmail.com
>> <mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     ok, thanks.
>>
>>     now, going back to andre's suggestion I would like to ask: how can
>>     the {HoS} and {puj} express the "more" and "less" cats/birds ?
>>
>>     qunnoH
>>     ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'
>>
>>     On 22 Nov 2016 5:20 pm, "SuStel" <sustel at trimboli.name
>>     <mailto:sustel at trimboli.name>> wrote:
>>     >
>>     > No. You've left out the {vIleghbogh}.
>>     >
>>     > SorDaq vIghro' vIleghbogh law' law' chalDaq bo'Degh vIleghbogh
>>     law' puS.
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > On 11/22/2016 10:18 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>>     >>
>>     >> if I wrote:
>>     >>
>>     >> SorDaq vIghro' law' law', chalDaq bo'Degh law' puS
>>     >>
>>     >> would this be correct ?
>>     >>
>>     >> qunnoH
>>     >> ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >> On 22 Nov 2016 4:49 pm, "SuStel" <sustel at trimboli.name
>>     <mailto:sustel at trimboli.name>
>>     >> <mailto:sustel at trimboli.name <mailto:sustel at trimboli.name>>> wrote:
>>     >>
>>     >>     "I see more cats in the tree than birds in the sky."
>>     >>
>>     >>     Perfectly understandable. One might question whether you see
>> cats
>>     >>     that are in a tree or you are in a tree when you see cats, and
>>     >>     similarly for birds, but Okrand has said this sort of ambiguity
>>     >>     exists in Klingon, and is comparable to English's "I shot an
>>     >>     elephant in my pajamas."
>>     >>
>>     >>     In both your sentences so far, the {-'e'} has been allowed, but
>>     >>     unnecessary.
>>     >>
>>     >>     Using words other than {law'} and {puS} in a comparison
>>     sentence is
>>     >>     considered wordplay, not slang.
>>     >>
>>     >>     On 11/22/2016 9:35 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>>     >>
>>     >>         maj ! so now, lets take this a bit further.
>>     >>
>>     >>         SorDaq vIghro''e' vIleghbogh law' law', chalDaq bo'Degh'e'
>>     >>         vIleghbogh
>>     >>         law' puS.
>>     >>
>>     >>         what do you think of this ? same questions: does it makes
>>     sense
>>     >>         ? is it
>>     >>         grammatical ?
>>     >>
>>     >>         qunnoH
>>     >>         ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >>         On 22 Nov 2016 4:27 pm, "André Müller"
>>     <esperantist at gmail.com <mailto:esperantist at gmail.com>
>>     >>         <mailto:esperantist at gmail.com
>> <mailto:esperantist at gmail.com>>
>>     >>         <mailto:esperantist at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:esperantist at gmail.com> <mailto:esperantist at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:esperantist at gmail.com>>>>
>>     >>
>>     >>         wrote:
>>     >>
>>     >>             = I see more cats than birds.
>>     >>
>>     >>             Yes, I understand it and would say it makes sense and
>> is
>>     >>             grammatical. Because {law' law'} is a bit weird,
>>     maybe you
>>     >>         could use
>>     >>             {HoS} and {puj} instead, but that would be considered
>>     slang.
>>     >>
>>     >>             - André
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >>             2016-11-22 15:15 GMT+01:00 mayqel qunenoS
>>     <mihkoun at gmail.com <mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com>
>>     >>         <mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com <mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com>>
>>     >>             <mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com <mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com>
>>     <mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com <mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com>>>>:
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >>                 vIghro''e' vIleghbogh law' law', bo'Degh'e'
>>     vIleghbogh
>>     >>         law' puS.
>>     >>
>>     >>                 is this acceptable ? does it make sense ?
>>     >>
>>     >>                 qunnoH
>>     >>                 ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'
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