On 6/9/2021 9:21 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
Sometime ago, I was wondering whether the {je} "too" can refer to the type-5'ed noun of the sentence, in the following way:
juHDaq jIvum je I work at the house too
Today, I accidentally read the following paq'batlh sentence, which as darth Sidious would say, was "a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one":
chalqachDaq bIQaDbe' je even in a tower you are not safe
I think this sentence shows that the {je} "too" *can* indeed refer to the type-5'ed noun of the sentence too. I know that the translation is given as "even.." instead of "at a tower you aren't safe too", but obviously this is just a matter of choice of words. The only way I can understand it is "in a tower you aren't safe too", i.e. "among the various places where you aren't safe, is a tower too".
It's not so much that *je* /refers/ to a particular word in the sentence. Following verbs, the role of *je* is something like: this sentence is the same as the previous one except for the different word. The "previous sentence" might only be implied, but the reference exists nevertheless. *HoD vIleghpu'. qaleghpu' je.* /I saw the captain. I saw you, too. /*Duleghpu' HoD. qaleghpu' je.*/The captain saw you. I saw you, too. /*qacholpu'. qaleghpu' je.*/I approached you. I saw you, too. /*vaS'a'Daq qaleghpu'. DujDaq qaleghpu' je.*/I saw you at the Great Hall. I saw on the ship, too./ -- SuStel http://trimboli.name