On 4/26/2018 4:44 PM, Daniel Dadap wrote:
jatlhchuqtaHvIs jupwI' jIH je, jIqIDpu', 'a tlhaQbe' qIDwIj 'e' noH jupwI'. “chay' tlhIngan Hol jatlhtaHvIS*facepalm* jatlhlu'” 'e' ghel ghaH. “qabwIj vIweq” vIjangpu', 'a jIloy neH.
jIghel: nuq jatlh tlhInganna', moghDI' ghaH?
jatlhlaw' /ghuy'cha'! /pagh /va!/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <jatlhchuqtaHvIS jupwI' jIH je> *jatlh* doesn't take the person spoken to as a direct object, so you probably can't say *jatlhchuq.* One usually says *ja'chuq,* which appears in the dictionary. It's not entirely clear, though. <chay' tlhIngan Hol jatlhtaHvIS /facepalm/ jatlhlu'> Don't insert the subordinate clause between the main clause and its question word. Also, keep your indefinite subject consistent throughout. *tlhIngan Hol jatlhlu'taHvIS chay' /facepalm/ jatlhlu'?* <'e' ghel ghaH> Quotations can't be objects of anything but the verbs of saying *jatlh* or *ja',* and then must use the special rule that omits *'e'.* To say someone asked something, say it in two separate sentences: someone asked; someone said... *ghelpu' ghaH; <tlhIngan Hol jatlhlu'taHvIS chay' /facepalm/ jatlhlu'?> jatlhpu'.* This goes for /answering/ as well: *jIjangpu'; jIjatlhpu' <qabwIj vIweq>.* If /asked/ and /answered/ aren't vital to what you're saying, you could just drop that part and just say /someone said.../ -- SuStel http://trimboli.name