[tlhIngan Hol] qaStaHvIS ram timestamp

nIqolay Q niqolay0 at gmail.com
Sun Sep 10 11:58:12 PDT 2017


On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 8:44 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:

> The {ram} "night", used in the following way is a timestamp:
>
> {ram, leghchuq maH vIghro' je}
> at night, we and the cat will see each other
>
> Is the {qaStaHvIS ram} a timestamp too ?
>

A timestamp is a noun or noun phrase that says when something happens.
{qaStaHvIS ram} is not a timestamp, it is a subordinate clause. It has a
verb, and behaves like any other subordinate clause. The rules don't change
just because this particular subordinate clause also specifies when
something happens.

But the question is, whether the {qaStaHvIS ram} is indeed a timestamp,
> because if it isn't, then it necessarily needs to follow the {juHDaq}.
>

How do you figure? {qaStaHvIS ram} isn't a timestamp, it's a clause. Like
with all clauses, your options are to put it either before or after the
main sentence:

{qaStaHvIS ram juHDaq maHaD maH vIghro' je}

and

{juHDaq maHaD maH vIghro' je qaStaHvIS ram}
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