maj. So, -and correct me if my understanding is wrong-, the {Dochmey HochHom} is grammaticaly identical to the {Dochmey mI'}. But we tend to accept the {Dochmey HochHom} as being correct -in order to convey our intented meaning-, because the {HochHom} is acting like an adjectival verb (although it is not). right ? qunnoH jan puqloD On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 6:19 PM, SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:
On 11/8/2016 11:06 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
ok, thanks; however another question came to mind:
I understand why the {Dochmey mI'} is wrong/inappropriate for the intented meaning. But what if I wrote {Dochmey HochHom} for "almost all of the things" ? In this example, is the {HochHom} the head noun too ?
Yes. Technically, if I said Dochmey HochHom vISay'moHta' I cleaned most of the things, I'm saying I cleaned "a majority." A majority of what? Things. It's a "thing-majority," which is a kind of majority, not a kind of thing.
It gets confusing because in English we say "most of the things," wherein most is not a noun. But Klingon expresses this in a noun-noun construction, so the grammar is different. The Klingon kind of looks like HochHom is acting like an adjectival verb, but it's not.
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