tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 14 15:21:58 1997
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RE: Must
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Must
- Date: Wed, 14 May 97 00:30:40 UT
jatlh HomDoq:
[Re: jISopnIS]
> I know that "I must eat" or "I need to eat" is the most literal
> translation; that doesn't mean it's the _best_, does it?
> I just happen to think "I need food" is 'better'. You're free
> to disagree, though.
I'd like to disagree, too. There are many possible uses for food, besides
eating. "I need food so I can give it to the poor."
{jISopnIS} is best translated as "I need to eat." The phrase which would
yield "I need food" as its best translation is, of course, {Soj vIpoQ}.
vutwI' vIHIvmeH Soj vIpoQ!
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