Re: [tlhIngan Hol] be responsible

On 2/1/2018 11:47 AM, demonchaux.aurelie wrote:

Thank you Lieven for sharing the new words :)

I'd like to ask one quick question though:

[ngoy'] is also listed as meaning "be responsible" and the boQwI' gives us an example from TKW p155

vangDI' tlhIngan SuvwI' ngoy' qorDu'Daj, vangDI' qorDu'Daj ngoy' tlhIngan SuvwI'

What's the difference between [rang] and [ngoy'] in meaning and usage?

Thanks in advance!

ghItlhjaj

I'm going to guess the difference is in the object it can use. You can say *Duj rang HoD* but not **Duj ngoy' HoD,* though you can say *Duj rang HoD; ngoy' HoD.* But then, you can also say just *rang HoD.* I wonder if Okrand forgot we had *ngoy'.* -- SuStel http://trimboli.name