On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 5:31 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm almost certain you'll tell me no, but because as the greek proverb goes "hope dies last", I'll ask anyway.
Can I say
{ngugh jIQup law' DaH jIQup puS} ?
Nope, that's not correct. You're close, though. I'll show you how to fix it, and how to slightly redo the time references so they follow the rules. In the comparative construction A Q law' B Q puS, the A and B noun slots can be filled by pronouns. Instead of the ungrammatical phrasing {jIQup law'/puS}, make it {jIH Qup law'/puS}. We don't have good guidance on how to add adverbial and timestamp words inside the comparison. We do have examples of preceding the entire comparison with normal contextual words and phrases, so try this: {ngugh jIH Qup law' DaHjaj jIH Qup puS} "At that time, I was younger than the me of today." {ngugh} "at that time" precedes the rest of the sentence as an adverbial. {jIH} "I, me" fills the A noun slot {Qup} "be young" is the Q verb of quality {DaHjaj jIH} "today's me" or "the me of today" fills the B noun slot -- ghunchu'wI'