tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 29 20:58:40 1995

Back to archive top level

To this year's listing



[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]

Re: -vaD vs. -Daq on pronouns




On Tue, 28 Mar 1995 [email protected] wrote:

> I am attempting to translate into Klingon:
> 
> I have to put a splint on her broken arm.
> 
> DeSDaj Hom ghorlu'bogh 'oHvaD vIHgho'naQ vIlannIS

I would say something like:

Hom ghorlu'pu'bogh vIvIHbe'moHmeH, DeSDajDaq naQ vIQeymoHnIS.

> 'oHvaD feels good (TKD Sec 6.8, p180), but I have pondered the question of
> the allowability of affixing -Daq to Nominative Pronouns, resulting in 'oHDaq
> for *on it*

Canon indicates you can put {-Daq} on a pronoun:  SoHDaq qeylIS qa' 
yInjaj. (PK tape)

yoDtargh



Back to archive top level