tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Apr 11 12:40:05 1998
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bong ghojtaH
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: bong ghojtaH
- Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 12:37:37 -0700
DaHjaj, *KLBC* Qu'wIj vIta'ta'DI', pe'vIl jIba' 'ej jIjatlh <maj>. mu'vetlh
ghovba' loDnalwI' 'ach DaHjaj SIbI' jang. <majbe'> jatlh. ghaHvaD
vIleghmeH jItlhe' 'ej vIbej, jIyay'taHvIS.
Obviously I never taught him to say *{majbe'}: {maj} isn't a verb, so it
can't be negated with a verb suffix ... he reads this over my shoulder and
asks "The important question is, am I learning Klingon or am I merely
learning to put together random Klingon-like noises?"
I think he's figured out that {-be'} is a negation syllable and can be added
to hatever I say, in order to contradict me. :)
Qov [email protected]
Beginners' Grammarian