On 10 October 2016 at 12:11, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
De'vID:
{'op ret} without a unit of time is like saying "some ago" in English.
Couldn't {'op ret} mean "some time ago" too ? Why limit it only to "some ago" ?
Don't misunderstand me; I'm not trying to argue. I'm just trying to understand !
From: http://klingonska.org/canon/1999-09-holqed-08-3.txt <<For other units of time (seconds, minutes, hours, weeks), two more general words are used: {ret} time period ago {pIq} time period from now (One might say that these are associated with the word {poH} <period of time>.) These words follow the more specific time units.>> The word {ret} has to be preceded by a unit of time (excluding days, months, or years, which usually use another word). {'op} is not a unit of time. This is what ghunchu'wI' was trying to get you to understand. -- De'vID