tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 10 14:35:06 1997
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RE: KLBC: how to say "for" question
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: how to say "for" question
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 97 02:33:11 UT
jatlh Banzai:
> I've taken the advice I read a while back in the list and started a journal
> that I keep in tlIngan Hol. However, I'm having a problem making an entry.
> I was trying to say "Today, I searched for flowers" (I'm a botanist), but
> I wasn't sure how to say "for flowers". (Yes, I know there is now word for
> "flower" in tlhIngan Hol; at least, none that I know of). My sentence came
> out something like this:
>
> *flower*meyvaD vInej
>
> but this feels like I'm saying that I'm searching on behalf of the flowers,
> which is weird even for me. Is this the correct useage of "-vaD"? I could
> use some advice for how to properly phrase this.
Well, {nej} is glossed as "look for, seek, search for," so the "for" part is
built into the verb! The object of the verb {nej} is that which is sought.
"flower"-mey vInej.
I sought flowers.
> Also, I can find nothing in TKD about being able to use "DaHjaj" (today) as
> an adverbial. How do I convey the message of "Today I did so-and-so"?
You just stick it at the beginning. There are gazillions of examples.
DaHjaj "flower"-mey vInej.
I searched for flowers today.
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