Talk:return

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Note that {chegh} "return" means "return to a place"; the place being returned to is the object of the verb. If the place being returned to is  not mentioned (as in, for example, the first sentence above, "I return on   the shuttle"), the verb takes a prefix indicating "no object" (here {jI-}). If the place being returned to is mentioned (as in the final three sentences), the verb takes a pronominal prefix that indicates the object ({vI-} in the  examples). A different verb, {tatlh}, is used for "return" in the sense of returning a library book or returning a weapon to the weapons rack. If someone were to  say something like "I return the plate to the table," the appropriate verb would be {tatlh}: {raSDaq jengva' vItatlh} ... Though not common, it is also possible to use {tatlh} with the reflexive suffix {-'egh} ("do something to  oneself") to convey a meaning similar to that of {chegh}:

pa'Daq jItatlh'egh "I return to the room"

The {tatlh'egh} form seems to suggest that the doer of the action is forcing himself/herself to do something, perhaps because it is difficult or not desirable.