tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jun 16 01:43:22 1996
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Re: new here
In a message dated 96-06-15 08:48:57 EDT, you write:
>how do you say "about" or "this"?
>
>Qapla'
>B'Elanna
To express "this" or "that" is easy. Simply add the Noun Suffix, Type 4
{-vam} or {-vetlh} to the Noun stem.
To express "about" I have used several different words depending upon what
concept I was trying to translate. Here are some examples which have been
published in a past HolQeD 4.1 (March 1995):
SuvwI'pu' lutmey qel paqvam This book is about warriors' stories. (Try
replacing {qel} with {ngaS}, just for fun.)
Qo'noS pawlI' Duj The ship is about to arrive at Kronos. (The Verb Suffix
Type 7 {-lI'} merely means that the verbal action has an intended limit.)
tlhIngan Hol buSbogh paq vIghItlhpu' I have written a book about (focusing
on) the Klingon language.
naDev jav qachmey chenlu'law' About six buildings have been constructed
here. (The Verb Suffix {-law'} means "apparently, evidently, I think..."
luch woHbeH qoq The robot is about to (is prepared to) pick up the luggage.
Finally: puqmey DIlegh We see children all about. (The Noun Suffix Type 2
{-mey} on a language-capable Noun conveys the concept of "scattered all
about." Putting {Dat} at the beginning of any sentence conveys the idea of
"everywhere," too.)
Qapla'
peHruS