maj. I'll update my notes right away.
qunnoH
ghogh HablI'wIjvo' vIngeHta'
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
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