tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 30 18:45:27 1998
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Hech (was SaqaD)
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Hech (was SaqaD)
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 12:02:19 -0400
From: Qov <[email protected]>
>At 14:27 98-04-28 -0700, HomDoq wrote:
>}
>}<<Soj pa'>> DaHech'a'?
>
>vIHech. jIreHmo' jIqImbe'.
This is going to drive me mad if I continue to see it over and over again,
as I have been.
{Hech} is defined as "intend, mean to." It has always been seen with {'e'}
as its object. This definition and set of examples shows that it should not
be used for "I meant [some word]," but rather "I meant to do [action]."
To say what you're saying, it'd have to be phrased as
<Soj pa'> bIjatlh 'e' DaHech'a'?
Did you inted to say {Soj pa'}?
You *might* also say
bIjatlh <Soj pa'> 'e' DaHech'a'?
but I'd rather keep the ambiguity in this sort of sentence to a minimum, and
keep the quote on the outside.
You might also find a few nouns suitable as the object of this verb. For
instance,
tojchu'ghach vIHech.
I intend complete deception.
This sort of usage is speculative, and not supported in canon, but the noun
represents an action.
SuStel
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