[tlhIngan Hol] what does this {-vIp} mean ?
mayqel qunen'oS
mihkoun at gmail.com
Thu Dec 12 06:05:57 PST 2019
Original question:
> If I write {jIlujvIp}, then what does it mean ?
> I'm afraid to fail
> I'm afraid (that) I'll fail
> Or can it mean both ?
Desperate to find the answer, I did the inconceivable..
I touched our sacred manuscript.. The actual physical holy relic.. And
with trembling hands, there, on p. 37, I found the ancient words of
wisdom..
{choHoHvIp}
you are afraid to kill me
{nuqIpvIp}
they are afraid to hit us
As it seems, the presence of {-vIp}, gives only the meaning of "the
subject is afraid to do whatever", and not "the subject is afraid
(that) he will do whatever".
But I *still* can't stop wondering..
In the subsequent holy Ca'Non, has there ever been an instance, of the
{-vIp} being translated as "the subject is afraid (that) he will do
whatever" ?
~ mayqel qunen'oS
wa' jaj, yo' qIj wImuvjaj.
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