[tlhIngan Hol] subject of the verb which refers to the verb of a net sao

[SuStel]

On 3/5/2021 8:19 AM, Felix Malmenbeck wrote:
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> > Suppose we want to say: "if someone believes gowron is crazy, he's wrong".
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> > There are two options:
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> > maw' ghawran net Harchugh, vaj mujlu'.
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> > 
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> > maw' ghawran net Harchugh, vaj muj vay'vam/nuvvam/ghotvam/etc.
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> Given these two options, I would go with the first; using an 
> indefinite subject and then immediately following it up with a 
> reference to that subject “smells” off to me, even if I can’t 
> necessarily say that it’s wrong.
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> It's like you're actively avoiding talking about a person, but then 
> you have a reference to the person as though you were just talking 
> about them.
>
Right. *vay'vam* presumes that there's a *vay'* in the first place, and 
an indefinite subject is not the same as *vay'.*

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