tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Aug 14 19:34:31 1998

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Re: KLBC - jIpaw. jIlegh. jIchargh.



From: Robyn Stewart <[email protected]>


>---Burt Clawson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > > bIrIghmo' ghaHlaH pe''eghwI'ra''e'.
>> > > "Because he is lame he can be your score keeper."

>To translate your English, I might say,
>
>rIghmo' ghaH, pe''eghwI'ra' neH mojlaH.
>(i.e. he is only capable of keeping score, in his position.)
>
>rIghmo', pe''eghwI'ra' DalaH net chaw'.
>(i.e. if he weren't lame, he'd be made to play)
>
>rIghmo' ghaH, tlhIHvaD pe''eghnIS.
>(i.e. we're insisting that he keep score and not play)
>
>You were aiming at something like this:
>rIghmo', pe''eghwI'ra' ghaHlaH

Why not just

rIghmo' pe'eghlaH.
Because he is lame, he can keep score.

SuStel
Stardate 98620.3





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