16 Aug
2017
16 Aug
'17
9:29 a.m.
On 8/16/2017 9:19 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
SuStel:
Forgetting that inherently plural nouns are grammatically singular
Is this a rule, that inherently plural nouns in english (for example "coordinates") are always grammatically singular in klingon ?
Yes. TKD 3.3.2: Inherently plural nouns are treated grammatically as singular nouns in that singular pronouns are used to refer to them... For example, in the sentence *cha yIghuS*/Stand by torpedoes!/ or /Get the torpedoes ready to be fired!/ the verb prefix *yI-*, an imperative prefix used for singular objects, must be used even though the object (*cha*/torpedoes/) has a plural meaning. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name