On Fri, 8 Feb 2019 at 15:30, SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:
As for the original question, I agree with those who say that the *tlhoS* in *tlhoS wa' ben qaSpu' wanI'* incorrectly tries to apply itself to the noun phrase *wa' ben.* I like mayqel's solution of *wa' ben HochHom qaSpu' wanI':* simple and accurate, though I feel a little uncomfortable about having "most of" a particular moment in time. I wonder if one could say *wa' HochHom** almost one* as in *wa' HochHom ben qaSpu' wanI'.* I wouldn't feel comfortable using that either, but it does seem to follow all the rules.
Imprecise time expressions are always a challenge.
What about {wa' ben tugh [qaSpu' wanI']} "one year ago it will have happened soon"? Or is the combination of {wa' ben} with {tugh} weird? -- De'vID