[tlhIngan Hol] Placement of the adverb

[SuStel]

On 10/11/2017 7:11 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
> Is there a difference between these two sentences ?
>
> {pIj, paqvam vIlaDtaHvIS, jIHagh}
> {paqvam vIlaDtaHvIS, pIj jIHagh}
>
> or between these two:
>
> {pIj, paqvammo' jIHagh}
> {paqvammo', pIj jIHagh}

What you're asking is, can Klingons set aside parenthetical phrases? 
/Often, while I'm reading this book, I laugh./ Notice that I set the 
while-clause apart from the sentence with commas. This indicates an 
interruption of my thought. I would not let it run on: /Often while I'm 
reading this book I laugh./

Do Klingons do this? Probably. Everyday Klingon speech is probably a lot 
less formal than we teach on this list. I don't think we've seen this 
particular thing being done before, though.

-- 
SuStel
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