tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Oct 01 12:56:19 1998
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RE: KLbBC: jIghojtaH
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLbBC: jIghojtaH
- Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 12:52:31 -0700
lab Tony:
>
> Perhaps I should say,
>
> chojangqang'a'
> Will you answer me?
> or better
> HIjang
majQa'! Both are correct, but the second one is a much more Klingon way
of saying things.
>
> I have no intention of being tattoo'd
>
> HolwIj cha'DICH moj tlhIngan Hol vIneH
> I want Klingon to be my second language.
typo: <cha'DIch>.
> jIyajchu'
> (I want to say) I understand clearly
maj.
> Can you also say-
> Dochvam jIyaj
> I understand this.
For that, you need a different verb prefix. <jI-> means the subject is
"I", and there is no object. If you have a third person object (anything
other than "you", "me", or "us"), you use the prefix <vI->.
Dochvam vIyaj.
> yajtah jIH
> I am understanding
Again, you need a verb prefix. Pronouns like <jIH> and <tlhIH> are
optional, and are usually left out. The reason for this is that verbs
have prefixes which include the meaning of the pronoun. The prefix you
need here is the first person singular ("I") subject and no object -
<jI->.
jIyajtaH jIH.
pagh
Beginners' Grammarian