Am 05.07.2019 um 21:24 schrieb SuStel:
I can't see any problem with using *-lu'* with the third-person pronouns. First- and second-person pronoun "to be" sentences use the pronoun itself as the subject; third-person "to be" sentences can take third-person nouns as their subjects. *verengan ghaHlu'chugh,
I disagree with that, based on what you have tought me: pronouns are not verbs. (even though they are treated as such in some cases) We know that -lu' reverse the object-subject, so if you accept -lu' at a pronoun, you treat it like a transitive verb. Besides, -lu' reverse the meaning of the prefix, but pronouns do not have any prefix in to-be-sentences. In the phrase, {verengan ghaH}, the subject is {ghaH}. Adding -lu' does not take that away. {ghaHlu'} sounds to me like {one is himmed} or such nonsense. Theoretically expaning this to a plural form, what prefix should you take in {tlhIngan maHlu'}? {tlhIngan DImaHlu'}? We are being Klingoned? There is no rule forbidding it, but also non allowing it. You your guess still is just a guess and we cannot know for sure it is correct or makes sense. Until Maltz confirms. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/Type5VerbSuffixes