[tlhIngan Hol] alternate way of asking what is your favorite

[SuStel]

On 10/25/2017 3:22 PM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
> I really can't think of a reason why this could be wrong..
>
> It is sweet and simple; the answer goes right into the place of {nuq} 
> and we're all happy..
>
> ~ nIghma'
>
> On Oct 25, 2017 9:52 PM, "mayqel qunenoS" <mihkoun at gmail.com 
> <mailto:mihkoun at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     We know that we can't say {nuq jar DamaS} for "which month you
>     prefer ?".
>
>     But if we say:
>
>     {jar'e' nuq DamaS ?}
>     as for a month, which do you prefer ?
>
>     Would this be correct ?
>
It is an intolerably vague question. It doesn't mean /Wh//ich month do 
you prefer?/ it means /As for months, what do you prefer?/ This doesn't 
say that you're looking for a month as an answer to the question; it 
just says that months are the topic of the question, and now the speaker 
would like your preference on something. In fact, months are specially 
set apart from the *nuq,* which is supposed to stand in place of the 
answer. Maybe someone would answer*jar tuj vImaS*; maybe someone else 
would answer *jarvam /Cheerios/ vImaS 'ach jar vorgh /Raisin Bran 
/vImaS.* Someone /could/ interpret it as a query about one's favorite 
month, but you'd have to set them up for that understanding through context.

What's wrong with doing it the way Okrand said? *jar DamaSbogh yIngu'*.

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SuStel
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