Okrand’s use of {-chuqmoH}: pujchuqmoH they weaken each other (st.k 11/1997) Qo'noS tuqmey muvchuqmoH qeylIS Kahless united the tribes of Kronos (PB) {-chuqmoH} presumably parallels {-‘eghmoH}: quv'eghmoH he/she honors him/herself (st.k 11/1997) yItuj'eghmoH Heat yourself! ("Cause yourself to be hot!") KGT yItaD'eghmoH Freeze yourself! ("Cause yourself to be frozen!") KGT muptaHvIS tay''eghmoH QeHDaj Hoch All his rage focused in one blow (PB) --Voragh From: SuStel On 8/29/2017 7:54 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote: I was wondering whether there is any sense in using the {-chuqmoH}, and if yes, then how is it to be used ? For example, lets say we place the {-chuqmoH} on a be-verb. If we write {pImchuqmoH} then does this mean "they made each other different" ? And could we write {romuluSngan DIpImchuqmoH} for "we made the romulans different to each other" ? On the other hand, if we placed the {-chuqmoH} on a verb which takes an object, then would the following be correct ? {romuluSngan DIleghchuqmoH} for "we made the romulans see each other" ? -chuq doesn't allow the use of an object, since the plural subject is also the verb's object. pImchuqmoH is just fine for they made each other different. You can get a clearer feeling for the effect of -chuq + -moH with a more active verb: HIvchuqmoH they cause each other to attack. But you can't just stick the target of their attacks in the object position, because this is a reflexive verb. You have to use another sentence. For example: HIvchuqmoH; verengan Duj 'oH DoS'e' they cause each other to attack; the target is the Ferengi ship. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name