tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Apr 26 08:06:00 1997
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Re: KLBC: Some Sayings
- From: Marian Schwartz <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: Some Sayings
- Date: 26 Apr 97 11:04:08 EDT
ghItlh nuv puS:
>> In war, there are dirty fighters and losers.
>> noH HIghwI'pu' je lujwI'pu' pa'.
>
> To say "in war," you cannot just say "war." You also cannot use {-Daq} here I
> think, since fighting a war is not a physical location.
>I misinterpreted the line from TKW and thought the "in" was assumed.
>However, I do not understand the differnce between TKW's "noH
>ghoblu'DI'" and your "noH ghoblu'taHvIS" for "In war." could you explain
>it.
In my opinion, you could use the word "battle" with the locative, because it's
much more specific, but not "war," which is abstract.
Qapla'
qoror