tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 23 07:59:49 1998
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Re: KLBC Poetry (the child is happy)
- From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC Poetry (the child is happy)
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 09:54:26 -0600 (CST)
: From: Robyn Stewart [Qov] ...
: >edy writes:
: >>ghew HoHpu' puq vaj Quch puq
: >>(The child has killed the bug then she is happy)
: >
: >We haven't seen {vaj} used as a conjunction in canon, unless it's
: >together with {-chugh}. I accept it, but I don't write it that way
: >as often as I use {-mo'} for the same purpose.
:
: How about:
: nuHlIj DawIvpu', vaj yISuv!
: You have chosen your weapon, so fight! (TKD 151)
:
: SuStel
Or...
vaj Daleghpu'
Then you have seen it. (TKD)
vaj DatIvba'
Then you're obviously enjoying it [i.e. qagh]. (CK)
vaj Dargh wIb DatlhutlhnIS
Then you need to drink sour tea. (CK)
vaj Daleghpu'
Then you have seen it? (ST3)
vaj toDDujDaj ngeHbej DIvI'
That means the Federation will be sending a rescue ship of its own. (ST5)
HaDlu'meH, QuSlu'meH, SuDlu'meH lojmIt Da logh Hop Hut tengchaH. vaj loghDaq
lenglaHtaH Humanpu' ...
space station Deep Space Nine is the gateway for the exploration, intrigue
and enterprise that mark the continuation of the human adventure into
space... (SkyBox DSN99)
vaj malopmeH tlhIHvaD nob SaSuqpu'
So to celebrate, I've gotten you all a gift. (Hallmark)
qep'a' wejDIchDaq jatlhtaH tlhIngan Hol HaDwI'pu'. ghoHtaH je. tIv'eghtaH
je. vaj SuquvmoH.
(MO's note to SuStel, ST:C ExpertForum 11/96)
Actually, only about half of {vaj}'s attestations in canon are in "if...
then" statements. So (vaj!) you can feel more confident about this useful
conjunction in other circumstances.
Voragh