On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 8:44 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:

The {ram} "night", used in the following way is a timestamp:

{ram, leghchuq maH vIghro' je}

at night, we and the cat will see each other

Is the {qaStaHvIS ram} a timestamp too ?

A timestamp is a noun or noun phrase that says when something happens. {qaStaHvIS ram} is not a timestamp, it is a subordinate clause. It has a verb, and behaves like any other subordinate clause. The rules don't change just because this particular subordinate clause also specifies when something happens.

But the question is, whether the {qaStaHvIS ram} is indeed a timestamp, because if it isn't, then it necessarily needs to follow the {juHDaq}.

How do you figure? {qaStaHvIS ram} isn't a timestamp, it's a clause. Like with all clauses, your options are to put it either before or after the main sentence:

{qaStaHvIS ram juHDaq maHaD maH vIghro' je}

and

{juHDaq maHaD maH vIghro' je qaStaHvIS ram}

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