[tlhIngan Hol] ghelwI'

mayqel qunenoS mihkoun at gmail.com
Tue Sep 5 06:16:08 PDT 2017


lieven:
> Think or the suffix as the english suffix "-er"

I didn't know this; so the translation of {-wI'} is "-er", regardless it
refers to a person or an object ?

qunnoq

On Sep 5, 2017 16:08, "Lieven" <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:

> Am 05.09.2017 um 14:54 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
>
>> However, if one of the meanings given by the {-wI'} is "thing which
>> does/is", then why not translate {ghelwI'} as "thing which asks"/"thing
>> which is asking" i.e. a question ?
>>
>
> Think or the suffix as the english suffix "-er" as in "teacher" or
> "worker". A {ghelwI'} is literally "asker". I won't say it's wrong because
> we do not know it, but it sounds in my ears as saying "I have an asker".
>
> In HolQeD, Okrand explains about {ghel} and {tlhob} that "There's the
> "ask" where you ask a question and there's "ask" where you make a request. "
>
> From this, I understand that it's a PERSON who is asking. The "question"
> is not asking, the person is. So a {ghelwI'} must be a person.
>
>
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