[tlhIngan Hol] Which of the two expresses the {-pu'} better ?

SuStel sustel at trimboli.name
Thu Nov 24 07:44:42 PST 2016


On 11/24/2016 10:09 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>
> SuStel:
> > It depends on whether you're writing in the
> > present or past tenses
>
> This means that the "the axe fell" is the meaning if I'm writing in 
> the present tense (describing something which happened today), and the 
> "the axe has fallen" is the meaning if I'm writing in the past tense 
> (describing something which happened e.g. yesterday) ?
>

No. There is no one, absolutely correct translation. This isn't computer 
programming.

You tell me: what is the difference between "the axe fell" and "the axe 
has fallen"?

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SuStel
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