[tlhIngan Hol] What do you make of this ?

[SuStel]

Yes. {vIghro' puS law' bo'Degh puS puS} means "the cats are fewer than 
the birds."

On 11/22/2016 11:21 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
> 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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