During the qepHom of 2016 we were told..
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When A and B share something with each other (share some {gagh}, say), the verb to use is {lIn} ("share") and the construction is {C lulIn A B je} (or {C lIn A B je} if C is plural, and, again, with appropriate verb prefixes). In this case, the speaker is noncommittal about whether A or B is the one who decided to do the sharing with the other.
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Is this the only way we can use {lIn}? Suppose I write:
lIrDajvaD qagh lIn SuvwI'
the warrior shares the qagh with his owl
Would it be acceptable ?
Moving on.. There's something which seems strange with the {bon}. According to matlh:
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When A shares something (C) with B, the verb to use is {bon} ("share with") and the construction is BvaD C {bon} A (with appropriate verb prefixes depending on what A and C are). In this case, C belongs to or is controlled by A and A chooses to share it with B.
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The translation of the construction BvaD C {bon} A is rather strange. Example:
lIrDajvaD qagh bon SuvwI'
the warrior shares with the qagh for his owl
I can't understand this. I can understand the {lIrDaj bon SuvwI'} "the warrior shares with his owl" (something unspecified), but the {lIrDajvaD qagh bon SuvwI'} is rather strange. Unless of course it's one of those "because matlh says so" times..
Dana'an
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