tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Oct 16 11:05:21 1998
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Re: relative clause attempt
>More accurately, it means, "One sees that Klingons are singing."
>Your English translation sounds very close to "One sees singing
>Klingons," which is very different in meaning. It is not that
>one sees the Klingons and they are singing. It is that one sees
>the action of singing being done by Klingons. If you want to say
>that one sees the Klingons who are singing, you need a relative
>clause. The Klingons would then be the head noun and subject of
>{Haghbogh} while being the object of {leghlu'}. I'll let you
>finish that one if you like.
bomtaHbogh tlhInganpu' luleghlu'.