On 5/17/2019 8:49 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
vIghro' luleghlu' someone sees the cats
vIghro'mey luleghlu' someone sees the cats
Both of the above are equally correct, since the plural is shown by the {lu-}, and of course plural suffixes are optional, where the context is clear.
But suppose, I want to say "someone sees all cats"; what do I write ?
Is {Hoch vIghro' luleghlu'} sufficient/correct, because the plurality is shown by the {lu-}, or is writing here {Hoch vIghro'mey luleghlu'} actually mandatory, because {Hoch vIghro' luleghlu'} could be understood as "someone sees all each cat" ?
The rule is that to get the /all X's/ meaning from *Hoch,* you have to use an explicit plural suffix, not that the noun phrase has to be unambiguously plural. The only correct answer is *Hoch vIghro'mey luleghlu'*/all cats are seen./ -- SuStel http://trimboli.name