I understand the arguments so far, but there is still something I don't understand. First, lets remember what was written, in the leaflet of qep'a' 2017: "Finally... a note about -Qo'. There's apparently been some confusion about -be' and -Qo' in imperatives. This is no doubt because this was not explained as clearly as it could have been in the Dictionary. The rule says -Qo' "is used in imperatives" and that -Qo' is "the imperative counterpart to -be'." The rule isn't that -be' can't appear anywhere in an imperative construction; it's that -be' can't be used to mean "don't!" - use -Qo' for that. In other words, -Qo' is used (and -be' is not) to indicate a negative command, when the meaning of the command is "don't do X!" X may contain a -be', but if the command is to not do X, you still need -Qo' at the end (if you're saying "don't do X" and not "do not-X")". (I copied the above by hand from the leaflet, so double-check with it for possible errors). And now, lets return to the original subject of this thread. jIH:
If I remember correctly, tkd has the Ca'Non example: HIHoHvIpQo' don't be afraid to kill me If I say HIlajvIpQo', according to the above, it should translate to "don't be afraid to accept me". De'vID: lugh
So far so good. jIH:
However, the lajQo', has been given as "reject". De'vID: mughmeH Qu' napmoHmeH neH jIyweS 'oH mu'vam'e'.
ok, I understand this too. So, lets say I write HIlajQo'. The way I understand it, it literally means "don't accept me". And if I write HIlajvIpQo', then it means "don't be afraid to accept me". However, if I write HIlajbe', according to the qep'a' 2017, then what does it mean ? "not accept me" ? And if I write HIlajvIpbe', is it "be not afraid to accept be" ? And if I wrote HIlajvIpbe'Qo', is it "don't be not afraid to accept me" ? I'm asking this because I'm trying to understand, what the qep'a' information on using -be' in imperatives actually means. ~ m. qunen'oS