tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 27 15:09:23 1997
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RE: KLBC: tlhIngan lut 2
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: tlhIngan lut 2
- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 97 22:41:44 UT
On Thursday, February 27, 1997 2:00 PM, [email protected] on behalf of Mark
E. Shoulson wrote:
> >veSmey law' vISuv 'ej batlh jISuv!
> >
> >Notice that I took the {-ta'} off of {vISuv}. Since he's talking about the
> >time that he fought all these wars, he hadn't already finished them at that
> >time. Remember, the time context is {ben law'} and {Suboghpa'}. If you're
> >still unsure of this, refer back to TKD section 4.2.7.
>
> Hmm. But can you fight a war? You can in English, but does it make sense
> in Klingon? It may. I'm less opposed to this than to some other proposals
> for object-places. Obviously you can fight an enemy, but the battle
> itself?
Good point. Well, that's easily fixed:
veSmey law'vaD jISuv 'ej batlh jISuv!
I fought for many wars, and I fought honorably!
More specifically, "I fought, and the beneficiaries of that fighting were the
many wars, and I fought honorably."
Also, in a different case, we have
noH ghoblu'DI' yay quv law' Hoch quv puS.
In war, there is nothing more honorable than victory.
{noH ghoblu'DI'} "when one wages war war." Still, this is an entirely
different situation.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97160.7