tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jun 27 16:01:21 1996
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Re: Today is a ... [KLBC]
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: Today is a ... [KLBC]
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 18:05:19 -0500
Andre Seesink writes:
> DaHjaj Hegh QaQjaj
I refer you to http://www.kli.org/ftppub/Text/Misc/day2die.txt -- it is
a compilation of many attempts to translate this sentiment well. There
is now also a *canon* translation in _The Klingon Way_, on page 69:
{Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam} "It is a good day to die." Interestingly, the
next sentence translated is {batlh bIHeghjaj} "May you die well."
> I struggle with "to die" it is something that happens in the
> future. I guess this means a verb of type 7 (TKD 4.2.7)
No, type 7 verb suffixes don't say anything about when the action takes
place. They indicate if the action is ongoing, or if it is complete, and
they also indicate if the action is deliberate or has a definite goal.
In order to say *when* something happens, you have to identify that time
specifically.
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj