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I remember reading somewhere at the klingon wiki about this subject; about the fact that although the order of verb suffixes is rigid, there can be many possible alternate interpretations.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I guess the goal is, to be able to express the intented meaning with the simplest way possible in order to diminish the margin for alternate meanings.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I think it was bruce lee who said: "as years go by, the real master removes things from his art instead of adding new ones".</p>
<p dir="ltr">The application of these words in klingon, with regards to our current subject, is "use only the necessary suffixes; the fact that you can string together many of them doesn't mean you should actually do it".</p>
<p dir="ltr">roS'egh dog ngoQvam chavlaHmo'. but since we're not dogs, we should refrain from doing things just because we can.</p>
<p dir="ltr">qunnoH<br>
ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'</p>
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<p dir="ltr">SuStel:<br>
> Whether <b>-ta'</b> must refer to only the verb or can<br>
> be applied to the <b>-choH</b> is not a settled issue</p>
<p dir="ltr">this "not settled issue" concerns only the {-ta'} and
{-choH} (when they co-exist) at the same verb, or does it extend
to all kinds of verb suffixes ?</p>
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<p>It's a question that involves many suffix combinations. Even
those suffixes that explicitly modify other suffixes (e.g., <b>-be'</b>)
sometimes seem to modify entire verbs or entire sentences.</p>
<p><b>qamejnISmoH:</b> do I need to cause you to leave, or do I
cause you to need to leave?</p>
<p><b>Hoch DaSopbe'chugh batlh bIHeghbe'<br>
</b><i>Eat everything or you will die without honor </i>(PK)<br>
Will you remain alive honorably?</p>
<p><b>SuvwI'pu' qan tu'lu'be' </b>(TKW)<b> 'ach QuvlIjDaq yIH
tu'be'lu'jaj</b> (PK)<br>
What exactly does a negated indefinite subject mean, anyway?<br>
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