[tlhIngan Hol] suffix {-jaj} with imperatives

[De'vID]

On Thu, 20 Jan 2022 at 14:07, mayqel qunen'oS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does it make sense to use {-jaj} with imperatives?
>

ghobe'.


> Soj yItIvjaj
> may you enjoy the food!
>

{yI-}
"A special set of prefixes is used for imperatives, that is, verbs giving
commands. (TKD p.34)

{-jaj}
"This suffix is used to express a desire or wish on the part of the speaker
that something take place in the future." (TKD p. 175)

How can something be both a command and a wish?
{Soj yItIv} "I command you to enjoy the food"
{Soj DatIvjaj "I wish that you enjoy the food"
*{Soj yItIvjaj} "I command I wish you to enjoy the food"? "I wish that I
command that you enjoy the food"?

Although there's nothing grammatically wrong, something feels weird,
> but I can't understand what it is exactly that seems strange.
>

A sentence can be grammatically correct and also meaningless. What would a
combination of {yI-} with {-jaj} mean?

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