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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/1/2021 8:16 AM, mayqel qunen'oS
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cite="mid:CAP7F2cLzE5-6PfnbP4SsXOkOsW1mWDzwN+pMQftEr_NpfRVQMQ@mail.gmail.com">There's
the verb {nI'} "be long, lengthy (duration)"; so the question is
"what does it take as a subject"?
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<div>A little bird told me, that there's the paq'batlh example
of {Qobbogh may' nI' jun}, which shows that the {nI'} *can*
take an event as a subject.<br>
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<div>So, so far so good.. But this led me to wonder.. Could the
verb {nI'} take as a subject the noun {poH}? </div>
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<p>Yes, it absolutely can, because it has been used adjectivally: <b>poH
nI'</b><i> long time</i> (KGT).</p>
<p>It has been used other times:<br>
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<p><b>yIn nI' yISIQ 'ej yIchep</b><i> Live long and prosper</i>
(Radio Times)<br>
A <b>yIn</b> is neither an event nor a time period.</p>
<p><b>nI' jajvam</b><i> This day is long.</i> (<a
href="http://klingonska.org/canon/1997-06-29d-news.txt">klingonska.org/canon/1997-06-29d-news.txt</a>)<br>
<b>nI' ram</b><i> The night is long.</i> (KGT)<br>
A day or a night might be an event or a time period, depending on
how you look at it.</p>
<p>It seems clear to me that anything that might exist over a long
duration, including time itself, can be described as <b>nI'.</b><br>
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And if yes, then what would be the difference between {poH
nI'} and {poH vItlh}?</div>
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<p><b>vItlh</b> is a very general verb that could be talking about
the quantity or intensity of anything measurable; <b>nI'</b> is
specifically about duration only. Your question is like asking
what the difference is between a <i>long time</i> and a <i>great
amount of time.</i> The latter only gets at its point
indirectly.<br>
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