tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 07 11:00:43 1998
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RE: how do you learn voc?
- From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: how do you learn voc?
- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 12:55:24 -0500 (CDT)
: lab muHwI':
: > mIwvam vISov. Hol ghojmeH Dun. "It is wonderful to learn Hol" - Is the
: > prefix stuff correct here?
:
: Short answer - yes, it is correct.
:
: Long answer with explanation and alternatives: Both <Hol ghojlu'meH Dun> or
: <Hol vIghojmeH Dun> would be correct. According to the grammar described in
: TKD, <Hol ghojmeH Dun> means "In order that he/she/it learn Hol it is
: wonderful." However, canon usage seems to indicate that <-meH> is special
: and this really can mean the same thing as <Hol ghojlu'meH Dun>. There was a
: long thread recently on this topic - something about "impersonal" in the
: subject.
:
: pagh
: Temporary Beginners' Grammarian
Examples of {-lu'meH}:
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam
It is a good day to die. (TKW)
loS... qIb HeHDaq, 'u' SepmeyDaq Sovbe'lu'bogh lenglu'meH He ghoSlu'bogh
retlhDaq 'oHtaH. HaDlu'meH, QuSlu'meH, SuDlu'meH lojmIt Da logh Hop Hut
tengchaH.
It waits... on the edge of the galaxy, beside a passage to unknown regions
of the universe, space station Deep Space Nine is the gateway for the
exploration, intrigue and enterprise ... (SkyBox DSN 99)
SuvwI' vI' Dub naQvam 'ej ray' HopDaq bachlu'meH chuqna' ghurmoH naQvam
This serves to steady the aim of a warrior and increase the effective
range for distance targeting. (SkyBox S14)
- Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons