[tlhIngan Hol] {law'} {puS} construction with two (or more) quality verbs
SuStel
sustel at trimboli.name
Mon May 23 06:00:34 PDT 2022
On 5/23/2022 8:14 AM, D qunen'oS wrote:
> I want to say "this temple is the greatest and most beautiful temple
> of all".
>
> Obviously, what I need to write is: {chIrghvam Dun 'ej 'IH law' Hoch
> Dun 'ej 'IH puS}, but of course -and correct me if I'm wrong- we can't
> have two quality verbs in each slot of a {law'}/{puS} construction.
>
> On the other hand, I could fight dirty writing {chIrghvam Dun/'IH law'
> Hoch Dun/'IH puS}, or I could play it safe writing two {law'}/{puS}
> constructions in a row and joining them by {'ej} like this: {chIrghvam
> Dun law' Hoch Dun puS 'ej chIrghvam 'IH law' Hoch 'IH puS}.
>
> Of the above, I prefer the "fight dirty" option, since I don't like
> seeing two {law'}/{puS} constructions in a row joined by a conjunction.
>
> But -although not my cup of tea- suppose I want to approach this
> vanilla style; the only solution which comes to mind is this:
>
> Dunbogh 'ej 'IHbogh chIrgh'e' chIrghvam potlh law' Hoch potlh puS
>
> (Of course, instead of {potlh} I could use {nIv}, {QaQ}, {Doj}, etc).
>
> Anyway, does anyone have any better idea/ideas? How would you approach
> the need to express a more/than sittuation when two or more qualities
> have come to play?
chIrghvam Dun law' Hoch Dun puS 'ej 'oH 'IH law' Hoch 'IH puS.
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SuStel
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