15 Aug
2019
15 Aug
'19
10:15 a.m.
On 8/15/2019 1:09 PM, Will Martin wrote:
The existence of {ja’chuq} in the dictionary implies that the direct object is a person. There is no *{jatlhchuq}*.
No, it implies that the /object/ is a person. Klingon has both direct and indirect objects, and sometimes either can be placed in the object position. *ja'chuq* and *yIja''egh* imply that the person being told something can be the object, but it doesn't tell you whether that's a direct or indirect object. A word is not a direct or indirect object by virtue of its position or inflection; it's inflected or positioned according to whether it's a direct or indirect object (and the verbs they're attached to). -- SuStel http://trimboli.name