Adverbials and adverbs don't always just have to refer to the verb if the sentence. Often they modify the whole sentence and not only the verb. So {vabDot} could simply say something about the whole expression following it. -André On 9 Dec 2016 03:49, "Alan Anderson" <qunchuy@alcaco.net> wrote:
On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 12:35 PM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
At this canon sentence:
Qo'noS romuluS je boSuqlaH. vabDot tera' Qejbogh DIvI' ram boSuqlaH. kronos, romulus and even the puny federation's precious earth, are all up for grabs.
The {vabDot} is referring to the {boSuqlaH}, right ?
If {vabDot} is an adverbial, then the English sentence implies that it applies to {boSuqlaH}. If {vabDot} is a noun, then it goes with {tera'} in a genitive (noun-noun "possessive") relationship.
Without more examples or explicit revelation from the language's creator, we lack certainty.
-- ghunchu'wI'
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