I see.. so if instead of the {DIS law'}, we had lets say {wa'maH DIS}, then we could omit the {qaStaHvIS}, and just write {wa'maH DIS, ghoghwIj HablI' wab 'aqroS patlh vI'lo'}, right ?

qunnoH jan puqloD
ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'
SuvwI'pu'qoq Hol tughojmoHta'mo' Satlho'

On 27 Dec 2016 9:38 pm, "SuStel" <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:
On 12/27/2016 2:24 PM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:

if I want to say "for many years, I have my phone's sound level set at maximum", then there are two options:

{DIS law', ghoghwIj HablI'vaD wab 'aqroS patlh vIlo'}
or
{qaStaHvIS DIS law', ghoghwIj HablI'vaD wab 'aqroS patlh vIlo'}

if I understand correctly what was said so far, then at this example the {qaStaHvIS} is unnecessary, right ? we can use it if we want, but it isn't necessary, right ?

No. In this case you need the qaStaHvIS, because DIS law' is only a time period, not a time stamp. It tells you a duration; it does not pinpoint a moment.

You could say ben law' ghogh HablI'wIj 'aqroS wab patlh vIlo' but that would mean many years ago I used my phone's maximum sound level, but that doesn't tell us anything about how long you did this.

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