[tlhIngan Hol] verb prefix when the object noun is topicalized by {-'e'} and precedes the adverb

[SuStel]

On 1/19/2022 12:47 PM, Lieven L. Litaer wrote:
> Am 19.01.2022 um 13:37 schrieb mayqel qunen'oS:
>> Do we say {romuluSnganpu''e' DaH yIHIv}, or do we say
>> {romuluSnganpu''e' DaH tIHIv}?
>
> Of course, the prefix has to accomodate its object, so it surely is
> {romuluSnganpu'e' DaH tIHIv}.
>
>> It seems strange having a prefix indicating that the verb has an
>> object, but not seeing that object directly in front of the verb.
>
> It might look strange, but the verb does not always need to have its
> object directly in front of it. This can happen very often, especially
> when you have two sentences:
>
> {qagh vIvut. nom yISop.} 

The object of *Sop* in that sentence is *'oH.* It has been elided as 
allowed. It looks like the *yI-* is agreeing with the *qagh,* but really 
it's agreeing with the pronoun whose antecedent is *qagh.*

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