SuStel:

*vatlh DIS poH law'.* Both phrases have meaning, and both can probably be used for the same thing, but only this one is actually talking about centuries.

maj. let me ask you though; if the {vatlh DIS poH law'} means "centuries", then how would you translate the {vatlh law' DIS poH} ? qunnoH ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta' On 16 Nov 2016 2:34 pm, "SuStel" <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:

On 11/16/2016 5:49 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:

we have the {vatlh DIS poH} for "century"; but how do we say "many centuries" ?

{vatlh law' DIS poH} or {vatlh DIS poH law'} ?

*vatlh DIS poH law'.* Both phrases have meaning, and both can probably be used for the same thing, but only this one is actually talking about centuries.

can we apply the {law'} to numbers ? can we say for instance {'uy' law'} for "many millions" or {vatlh law'} for "many hundreds" ?

I don't see why not. Numbers act like nouns.

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