On 12/16/2019 9:36 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:

I'm wondering with regards to how the meaning of {weS} is altered, when the suffix {-chu'} is added.

Suppose we write:

{Huch wIweSpu'} we've suffered a reduction of money

But how is that any different from:

{Huch wIweSchu'pu'} we've perfectly undergone a reduction of money

Does the {Huch wIweSpu'} mean that we've lost some money, while the {Huch wIweSchu'pu'} means that we've lost all our money ?

I'd say so. Mind you, the lack of *-chu'* on the first one doesn't mean it can't be all your money, just that you're not specifying how much money is lost.

But even so..

If we write:

{100 *dollar*mey DIweSpu'} we've suffered a reduction of 100 dollars

How is it any different from:

{100 *dollar*mey DIweSchu'pu'} we've perfectly undergone a reduction of 100 dollars

In both cases, haven't we lost *exactly* the same amount ?

In this case, you'd have to find some other meaning for the *-chu'.* I don't think you can divine its meaning here without further context. The meaning of any *-chu'* is very dependent on its context. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name