tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jun 29 18:37:42 1996
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Re: KLBC: *IRA*
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- Subject: Re: KLBC: *IRA*
- Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 03:25:57 +0200
At 09:19 PM 25/6/96 -0700, ghunchu'wI' wrote:
>ghItlh beHwI"av:
>>nuq DaQublu 'e'
>
>"...what you are thought that?" This doesn't work for a couple of reasons.
>The pronoun {'e'} is always used as the object of a verb, never as the
>subject (TKD 6.2.5). Using the verb suffix {-lu'} means there isn't a
>definite subject anyway, and the prefix {Da-} then means that "you" is the
>object; {nuq} can't also fit in the object slot.
I actually meant "what toughts do you have, but the sentance you made is better.
>How about this: {nuq DaQub} "You think what?" or "What do you think?"
>>maj
>
>"...fine." Not quite fine. I don't think a subordinate clause fits very
>well attached to an exclamation; there probably should be a "real" verb here.
What would you suggest?
>>tlhIngan HolwIj vIjatlh
>
>"I speak my Klingon language." This comes out much more awkward in
>English than it is in Klingon; I understand it just fine. Perhaps the
>word {qeq} would work as well.
Ggrrr,
tlhIngan HolwIj vIqeq
wIjatlhmoHbogh jIjatlh (I speak which causes us to (converse) speak)
Qapla'
beHwI"av