[tlhIngan Hol] Saying I'm not there

[mayqel qunenoS]

Interesting thoughts nIqolay q.

There is one more thing; I know -because it has been discussed in the list
in the past-, that there is a case, where we don't use the {-taH}.

But I don't remember for sure, what this case is. I think it is, when we
are asking "when will you be here ?", so we say {ghorgh naDev SoH ?}

But because I'm not certain, can someone verify this ?

mayqel q

On Oct 7, 2017 19:33, "nIqolay Q" <niqolay0 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Out of those two options, I'm inclined more towards *naDev jIHqa'taHDI'*,
> since using pronoun verbs to mean "to be in a place" usually takes the
> *-taH* suffix. *jiHqa'DI'* might work better in the sense of something
> like *HoD jIHqa'DI'* *"when I'm captain again".*
>
> You could also try something like *naDev vIcheghpu'DI'* *"when I have
> returned here"*. I don't think *jIHqa'taH* is wrong, it's a perfectly
> understandable and well-formed verb, but *chegh* is a little more
> straightforward and has been used in canon sentences before. Using an
> unfamiliar construction like *jIHqa'taH* could draw attention or emphasis
> to your phrasing there, which might not be what you want.
>
> It's possible there might be some other difference in connotation between
> using *jIHqa'taH* vs. *chegh* that would make using the first
> construction preferable. My guess is that the first emphasizes your
> presence after your return, while the second emphasizes the return itself.
> I'm not sure the difference is so significant that you couldn't just use
> *chegh* anyway, unless you were trying to evoke some specific mood rather
> than just conveying the notion of "being back here".
>
> On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 7:18 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> And if we want to say "as soon as I'm here again", then do we write
>> {naDev jIHqa'DI'} or {naDev jIHqa'taHDI'} ?
>>
>> mayqel q
>>
>> On Oct 6, 2017 8:11 PM, "DloraH" <seruq at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> > I’ve never seen an example of [PRONOUN]be’taH.  If anything, pa’
>>> jIHbe’taH might mean “I’m still not there” implying continuous absence over
>>> some time.
>>>
>>> "It's not me that is there."
>>>
>>> One pulls into their driveway.  They see through the windows a
>>> silhouette roaming around in the house.  The spouse is not supposed to
>>> be home yet.  They call on the cellphone.  "Is that you in the house?"
>>> "pa' jIHbe'taH"
>>>
>>>
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