[tlhIngan Hol] -lu' and -'egh with {-meH}ed nouns

SuStel sustel at trimboli.name
Wed Nov 11 07:39:38 PST 2020


On 11/11/2020 10:16 AM, Will Martin wrote:
> Again, this is not a rule. It’s just an observation about verbs with 
> {-meH} in canon. A Purpose Clause, complete with subject and/or object 
> can apply to a noun, and it’s possible that a maybe-infinitive 
> verb-with-{-meH} could apply to a verb, but it is common for the 
> maybe-infinitive construction to be applied to nouns, and less common 
> to see it giving the purpose of a verb.

A canonical counterexample: *qaSuchmeH 'eb*/opportunity for me to visit 
you./ http://klingonska.org/canon/1998-01-18b-news.txt

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SuStel
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