On 9/24/2019 8:30 AM, Lieven L. Litaer wrote:
Am 24.09.2019 um 14:23 schrieb mayqel qunen'oS:> {Qun 'oHbe'bogh vIghro''e' wIghajnISbe'}
we don't need to have a cat which isn't a god
What is the role of the {-'e'} on the {vIghro'} ?
It marks the topic, making clear that we do not need a CAT which is not a god, instead of saying we don't need the GOD that the cat is not.
It marks the head noun of the relative clause, which can be thought of as the topic of the relative clause. It does not mark the topic of the sentence as a whole. When *-'e'* is used for one purpose, it doesn't seem to mean the others simultaneously. So when *-'e'* marks the head noun of a relative clause, it probably doesn't also indicate emphasis or focus. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name