On 6/14/2016 12:06 PM, kechpaja@comcast.net wrote:
On Jun 14, 2016, at 11:51, SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name <mailto:sustel@trimboli.name>> wrote:
On 6/14/2016 11:28 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
But what happens if I want to say "..someone wants to give you a cat.." ? On one hand we can't write {SoHvaD vIghro' noblu' 'e' neHlu'}, and at the same time, we can't write {SoHvaD vIghro' noblu' net neHlu'} either.
So, what's the deal ? The only solution I can think of is {SoHvaD vIghro' nob vay' neH vay'}.
*SoHvaD vIghro' noblu' neHlu' *or***SoHvaD vIghro' nob vay' neH vay'* are both correct, as are various other combinations of *-lu'* and *vay'.* Also valid is using the prefix trick for the latter sentence: *vIghro' Dunob vay' neH vay'.*
Of course, *-lu'* means more than /someone;/ it means /an entity I'm not going to specify./
One might also question whether the two *vay'* in the second sentence are the same *vay'.* You could clarify this with something like *vIghro' Dunob vay' neH vay'vam.*
Why not just {vIghro' Dunon neH vay'}? Shouldn't a {ghaH} or a third person subject indicated by a prefix in the SAO be interpreted as referring to the {vay'}?
Or even *vIghro' Dunon vay' neH.* -- SuStel http://trimboli.name