tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jan 15 14:58:51 1995
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Re: jIloS rIntaH. jIlI'qa'laH.
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: Re: jIloS rIntaH. jIlI'qa'laH.
- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 1995 17:58:39 -0500
>According to [email protected]:
>>
>> ... tugh *Hamlet* jabbI'ID tIpIH, 'ay' wej DoD cha', vagh DoD cha'
>> je vIDubqu'moHlI'.
>nuq? DaDubqu'moHlI''a'? DaDubqu'lI' 'e' vIQub. Dub'eghlaH bIH
>'ach DaQaHnIS neH 'e' DapIH'a'? taQqu' ghu'vam.
No, actually, the English word "improve" can be used transitively and
intransitively.
"I am improving my skills."
"Your skills are improving."
I doubt that Klingon would do this, because we have the generic transitizer
{-moH}. But the fact that Okrand failed to indicate the transitivty of {Dub},
as well as several other verbs, is the source of confusion, and will
doubtlessly remain so until he wises up and clarifies the transitivity issue.
Basically, that leaves neither of us with any basis on which to judge the
transitivity of {Dub}, at least until/unless it appears in canon.
>> ghuy'Do
>charghwI'
>--
Guido