Suppose I write: vabDot Dochvam je'qang verengan There are three possible interpretations based on context: 1. Even a ferengi would be willing to buy this thing 2. A ferengi would be even willing to buy this thing 3. A ferengi would be willing to buy even this thing Now suppose that instead of the adverb {vabDot} we use the adverb {chaq}/{tlhoS}: chaq/thoS wej qama' HoHpu' wa'maH yaS Again, in a similar to {vabDot} manner, there are three possible interpretations based on context: 1. Perhaps/almost ten officers killed three prisoners 2. Ten officers perhaps/almost killed three prisoners 3. Ten officers killed perhaps/almost three prisoners Of course "perhaps"/"almost" is/are different from "approximately". But the conclusion I'm getting at is that.. We *can* use {chaq} and {tlhoS} with the intention that -if the context's right- they can be understood as applying to the subject/object instead of the verb, the way {vabDot} does. Right? -- Dana'an https://sacredtextsinklingon.wordpress.com/ Ζεὺς ἦν, Ζεὺς ἐστίν, Ζεὺς ἔσσεται· ὦ μεγάλε Ζεῦ