tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jan 27 06:51:46 1997
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Re: KLBC: How do I say "I see us"?
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>Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 15:16:56 -0800
>From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
>
>January 24, 1997 2:25 PM EST, jatlh 'eQ:
>
>> {soH maqipchuq jiH} meaning something like "I and you, we hit each
>> other"?
>
>Yes, but both are subjects, and must go in the subject position. {maqIpchuq
>jIH SoH je}.
More accurately, the subject is "we" and we are simply explaining the
contents of "we" by giving it in the form "you and I".
>> (2) When I whant to express something like "I see us" is {maH jIlegh} the=
>>
>> correct useage? Or should I use another verb prefix/pronoun?
>
>There is no correct prefix for this combination. It is not clear how one
>would say this. Perhaps {maH jIlegh} could be used, perhaps it would be {maH
>vIlegh}. There's no way to tell. But that's not really a problem, as there
>are few situations where you really *need* to say this!
Basically, there really is no way to say this in Klingon (barring some
twisted convoluted constructions that may exist but which I don't feel like
trying to work out). Happens.
~mark
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