Re: [tlhIngan Hol] law' puS with the -taHvIS and type-9 clauses preceding each element

Agreed. I was recasting the idea, not the specific grammar. It’s not like you can breathe while being dead (except for vampires). Voragh From: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org> On Behalf Of De'vID On Tue, 9 Feb 2021 at 18:59, Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu<mailto:sboozer@uchicago.edu>> wrote: So to re-cast your first example, I would see nothing wrong with: Suvlu'taHvIS batlh potlh law' yIn potlh puS [or] Suvlu'taHvIS batlh potlh law' tlhuH potlh puS But neither of these express "breath(ing) while living".