On 2/18/2019 9:59 AM, Lieven L. Litaer wrote:
Am 18.02.2019 um 15:53 schrieb SuStel:
Imagine you instead asked, /Why do I need to feed your cat if I help you?/
*qaQaHchugh, qatlh vIghro'lIj vIje'nIS? qatlh vIghro'lIj vIje'nIS, qaQaHchugh?*
You have just interchanged the chugh-part, which is not allowed with meH-clauses.
Intentionally, to more clearly illustrate the boundaries between clauses. The main clause remains the same, and if we can move the /if-/clause we can see where the boundaries of the main clause are.
There is at least one canon example of placing {qatlh} in the middle of a sentence. But isn't there a difference between a {-chugh} sentence and a purpose clause? (I'm seriously asking)
A difference, yes, but does the difference put the purpose clause inside the main clause, while other subordinate clauses remain outside of the main clause? I'm not convinced of that. How about this: *jagh DajeymeH nIteb yISuvrup*/In order to defeat the enemy, be ready to fight alone./ Adverbials come at the beginning, barring time expressions. Yet the purpose clause comes first in this sentence. *qatlh* is basically just a question form of an adverbial. Why isn't it *nIteb jagh DajeymeH yISuvrup?* But I can also supply a counterargument. *vaj malopmeH tlhIHvaD nob SaSuqpu'* /So to celebrate, I've gotten you all a gift./ (Hallmark commercial) Here, the adverbial *vaj* is placed before the purpose clause. So I don't think there's an exact answer here. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name