SuStel:
*'Iq* is an inherently negative concept.
Does the {tlhoy} convey a negative concept too ? If I say {tlhoy batlh chIw} for "he epitomizes honor excessively", then is this something positive, or something negative ? qunnoq On Sep 1, 2017 17:43, "Steven Boozer" <sboozer@uchicago.edu> wrote: (IMO, *HolQeD* 8.3): When *tlhoy *is used, it denotes that the action expressed by the verb is what is being overly done or done too much. … To express the idea of “too much *gagh*” or “too many tribbles,” the verb *'Iq* *be too many, be too much* is used adjectivally. For example: *yIHmey 'Iq vIlegh* *I see too many tribbles*. *qagh 'Iq vISop* * I eat too much gagh*. Sometimes, the word *law'qu'* *be very many* (formed from *law'* *be many* plus –*qu'*, the emphatic suffix) is translated 'be too many.' If the context is clear, this is acceptable, but if it important to stress the idea of “overly many, overly much, more than there ought to be,” *tlhoy *or *'Iq* is usually employed. --Voragh *From:* mayqel qunenoS We know we can say {'ul law'} for "a great amount of electricity"; but can we say too {'ul 'Iq} for "too much electricity" ? Other than that, is there any other considerable difference between {law'} and {'Iq} ? That is a difference besides the level of "how much", expressed by each. For example, is the {'Iq} only to be used in cases where we want to express something negative ? For example {jagh 'Iq}, or can it be used too in order to refer to something positive, for example {batlh 'Iq} ? qunnoq _______________________________________________ tlhIngan-Hol mailing list tlhIngan-Hol@lists.kli.org http://lists.kli.org/listinfo.cgi/tlhingan-hol-kli.org