tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Nov 25 12:14:19 1995
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Re: qatlhbe'
In a message dated 95-11-25 12:55:27 EST, you write:
>>qatlhbe' {{:)
>
>Is this correct Klingon for "Why not?", along the same line that {nuqjatlh}
>is correct Klingon...?
>
>peSHIr
I am not the grammarian, just a student of tlhIngan Hol with a real interest
in it? I would not use {qatlhbe'} as "why not?" I would move {-be'} to the
verb. This gives:
qatlh Dajatlhbe' = Why do you not speak?
Replace {jatlh} with any other verb. Replace the pronomial prefixes as
necessary.
peHruS