[tlhIngan Hol] clarification of {DIn}

[DloraH]

On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 22:42:38 +0200
"Lieven L. Litaer" <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:

> HolQeD says:
> 
> "The open entryway leading into such a space is called a {DIn}.  If
> there's a door there, it's referred to by the usual word for door,
> {lojmIt}."
> 
> Am 03.04.2019 um 07:36 schrieb De'vID:
> > How do people understand the antecedents of "there" and "it" in the
> > last sentence? "If there's a door [[there]], [[it]]'s referred to by
> > the usual word for door, {lojmIt}."
> 
> I have received a clarification on this from Marc Okrand, and his
> answer even brought a new word:
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> What I was driving at is that a {qa'rI'} at or from which one can
> enter or exit is a {DIn}. There may or may not be a (closed or open)
> door or gate there, but if there is, that door or gate is a {lojmIt}.
> That is, there's no special word just because it's a {qa'rI'} door.
> 
> (By the way, a doorframe or something similar — something constructed
> to hold a door or gate, whether the door/gate is there or not — is a
> {lIvqa'nan}.)
> 
> I hope this helps rather than cause more confusion.
> 
>   - Marc
> 

So, when we [vegh], we go through the [lIvqa'nan], instead of the
[lojmIt], yes?


- DloraH