[tlhIngan Hol] Saying I'm not there

[mayqel qunenoS]

Initially, I thought of saying {pa' jIHtaHbe'}, but I got the impression
that it would mean "I'm not there continuously" i.e. "I'm there, but not
continuously".

But since this isn't the case, I'm happy.

mayqel q

On Oct 6, 2017 18:35, "Steven Boozer" <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:

> mayqel qunenoS
> >> If we want to say "I am there" we write {pa' jIHtaH}.
>
> >> But if we want to say "I am not there", what do we write ?
>
> >>
>
> >>    {pa' jIHbe'} or {pa' jIHbe'taH} ?
>
>
> Neither.  Write *pa’ jIHtaHbe’* “I’m not there” which is a (neutral)
> statement of fact/location.  E.g.
>
>
>
> *  qepHomDaq jIHtaHbe'.  Saghal.*
>   [untranslated greeting from MO to qepHOM 2013]
>
> 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.
>
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