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How are you supposed to describe things with no adjectives?
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torqey
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How are you supposed to describe things with no adjectives?
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04 08, 2009, 09:58: PM »
How are you supposed to describe things with no adjectives? What if I wanted to say, "Furry dog"? How would I say that?
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jIHaD
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Re: How are you supposed to describe things with no adjectives?
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04 09, 2009, 12:04: AM »
Well, there's no word for "dog," but generally, the verb for "to be <adjective>" is just placed after the noun being described by the adjective.
Alternately, you can use the suffix
-bogh
"which."
Or, nouns may be used as adjectives, as in the popular song
veD SuD DaS
"Green Furry Boots" (ter'eS's work, "Blue Suede Shoes" in Klingon).
Example:
"red helmet" could be either:
mIv Doq
"red helmet"
Doqbogh mIv
"helmet which is red"
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naDev 'entepray' Duj lengmey ta gherlu'.
Qu'Daj taHbogh: Hujbogh chu'bogh je qo' chovmeH, yIn chu', tayqeqmey chu' je SammeH, 'ej pe'vIl Daqmey'e' Suchpu'bogh pagh ghoSmeH.
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Re: How are you supposed to describe things with no adjectives?
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Quote from: jIHaD on 04 09, 2009, 12:04: AM
Or, nouns may be used as adjectives, as in the popular song
veD SuD DaS
"Green Furry Boots" (ter'eS's work, "Blue Suede Shoes" in Klingon).
Just to be clear,
veD SuD DaS
doesn't use a noun as an adjective.
veD SuD
is noun + adjective, "fur" + "green", or "green fur". This is then used in a Noun1-Noun2 possessive relationship:
(veD SuD) DaS
, meaning "boot(s) (made) of green fur." The "possessive" N1-N2 form not only shows ownership, but things like composition and origin, as well, but both nouns are still nouns.
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Re: How are you supposed to describe things with no adjectives?
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Thankyou for the speedy replies everyone. They really helped.
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Re: How are you supposed to describe things with no adjectives?
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Quote from: ter'eS on 04 09, 2009, 07:28: AM
Quote from: jIHaD on 04 09, 2009, 12:04: AM
Or, nouns may be used as adjectives, as in the popular song
veD SuD DaS
"Green Furry Boots" (ter'eS's work, "Blue Suede Shoes" in Klingon).
Just to be clear,
veD SuD DaS
doesn't use a noun as an adjective.
veD SuD
is noun + adjective, "fur" + "green", or "green fur". This is then used in a Noun1-Noun2 possessive relationship:
(veD SuD) DaS
, meaning "boot(s) (made) of green fur." The "possessive" N1-N2 form not only shows ownership, but things like composition and origin, as well, but both nouns are still nouns.
I understand.
What I meant was that, in cases like that, the nouns sort of do the adjectives' jobs.
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logh 'oH HeH Qav'e'.
naDev 'entepray' Duj lengmey ta gherlu'.
Qu'Daj taHbogh: Hujbogh chu'bogh je qo' chovmeH, yIn chu', tayqeqmey chu' je SammeH, 'ej pe'vIl Daqmey'e' Suchpu'bogh pagh ghoSmeH.
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