tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jan 05 10:39:28 1998
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Re: Translation of English Past and Present Perfect Tenses in Klingon
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Translation of English Past and Present Perfect Tenses in Klingon
- Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 13:39:26 -0500 (EST)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "WestphalWz" at Jan 5, 98 03:29:31 am
According to WestphalWz:
>
> In a message dated 97-12-30 23:49:13 EST, charghwI' writes:
>
> << Well, you can literally translate {-lu'} using the passive voice. >>
>
> ---------------peHruS jIH----------------
> jIQochqu'
> "passive voice" 'oS mojaQ {-lu'} 'e' DamaqtaHvIS maghoHchuqnIS
> chay' "by [agent]" Damugh
>
not jIjatlh <reH rapchu' *passive voice* {-lu'} je.> pIj
rapchu' *passive voice's function* {-lu'} *function* je.
It is exactly as valid to translate a Klingon sentence which
uses {-lu'} on a transitive verb by use of the passive voice as
it is to translate it using the noun "one" as the subject in
the active voice.
Do you wish to challenge THAT statement?
charghwI'