[tlhIngan Hol] Expressing how much

[SuStel]

On 9/11/2017 11:17 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
> SuStel:
> > Assuming the answer is not something vague like /a lot,/ what > are 
> the possible answers to this question? The form an
> > answer can take will give a hint as to the form the question
> > can take.
>
> This is an interesting point; unfortunately though, the answer which 
> usually comes to mind to the question "how much do you love me ?", is 
> indeed "a lot"..
>
> I don't know.. Maybe perhaps something like {jIHvaD vItlh'a' parmaqlIj 
> ?}. But again, even if this works, it still requires a noun to serve 
> as subject for the {vItlh}.

Assuming we're talking about *parmaq,* this isn't too bad, but it 
doesn't ask /how much?/ Rather, you might ask a question like this: 
*parmaqmo' jIHvaD nuq Data'qang?*/What are you willing to do for me out 
of romantic-aggressive love?/ Or you might ask for a description instead 
of a quantity: *parmaqlIj yIDel*/Describe your love!/

If we're talking about some other kind of love, we have to agree to 
treat *muSHa'* as meaning /love./ The noun form is *muSHa'ghach.* A 
person, of course, is *bang.* Then you can say things like *chomuSHa'mo' 
jIHvaD nuq Data'qang* and *chomuSHa' 'e' yIDel.*

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SuStel
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