I really can't think of a reason why this could be wrong..

It is sweet and simple; the answer goes right into the place of {nuq} and we're all happy..

~ nIghma'

On Oct 25, 2017 9:52 PM, "mayqel qunenoS" <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:

We know that we can't say {nuq jar DamaS} for "which month you prefer ?".

But if we say:

{jar'e' nuq DamaS ?}

as for a month, which do you prefer ?

Would this be correct ?

It is an intolerably vague question. It doesn't mean Which month do you prefer? it means As for months, what do you prefer? This doesn't say that you're looking for a month as an answer to the question; it just says that months are the topic of the question, and now the speaker would like your preference on something. In fact, months are specially set apart from the nuq, which is supposed to stand in place of the answer. Maybe someone would answer jar tuj vImaS; maybe someone else would answer jarvam Cheerios vImaS 'ach jar vorgh Raisin Bran vImaS. Someone could interpret it as a query about one's favorite month, but you'd have to set them up for that understanding through context.

What's wrong with doing it the way Okrand said? jar DamaSbogh yIngu'.

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