tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Apr 19 13:27:15 1996
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Re: KLBC: Lumberjacks
>From the keyboard of Alan Anderson
> qu' writes:
> >[ Yes, as a beginner, I know that I should try something simple like
> > "See Spot run" (qetbogh targh yIlegh), but I couldn't resist: ]
>
> [This isn't "see Spot run" -- it's "see the running Spot".]
Yay! I got one right! :-) That is what I intended, since I couldn't
think of a better phrasing.
> >How about:
> > SuvwI' jIH 'ej Quch jIH
>
> "I am a warrior and I am a forehead."
> No, it's not ambiguous; that's what it says!
> If you want to say "I am happy" you have to use a verb prefix: {jIQuch}.
Argh! That was just stupidity on my part.
> > jaj Hoch jaghmey vIHoH
>
> "I kill enemies all of the day." Maybe you should use {pem}, not {jaj}.
> {jaj} refers to the entire 24-hour period from one dawn to the next.
I should have. I forgot {pem}. qatlho'
> >but I'm not sure that works, so:
> > nI'vIs jaghmey vIHoH
>
> nuqjatlh? {-vIS} is always accompanied by {-taH}, so it needs to be
> {nI'taHvIS}. But "while it is being lengthy I kill enemies" doesn't
> make a lot of sense to me. While *what* is being lengthy?
I have no idea. Perhaps "life".
I just pulled {ni'} out of the dictionary and then wasn't sure where
I was going with it.
It was a failed attempt that shouldn't really have been included in my mail.
> >or:
> > DalDI' jaghmey vIHoH
>
> "When it is boring I kill enemies."
> When *what* is boring? You probably mean "when I get bored...", but
> that's not completely clear.
Yeah. How about {jIDalDI' jaghmey vIHoH} ?
How would I say "When _life_ is boring, I kill enemies" ?
I can't think of how to put the noun "life" into the Subordinate Clause.
> >qu' [ probably should go back to lurking because this is getting silly! :-) ]
>
> If you're going to keep popping up with translation questions then ducking
> back under cover, you shouldn't post under the KLBC subject.
As a pseudo-Klingon, I'll take as a challenge. :-)
As a Human, I believe that I am a beginner so I'll keep the KLBC header.
qatlho'
qu'
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