tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Oct 27 13:32:23 1998
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RE: Death to the opposition
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Death to the opposition
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 14:29:31 -0700
lab maQmIgh:
>
> Is this correct at all??
>
> Hegh jaghDI
Not too bad. Since you are expressing a wish or desire, similar to "may your
tongue fall out of your head" or "may tribbles nest in your kitchen", you
should use the suffix <-jaj> on the verb <Hegh>. You also need the proper
suffix on <jagh>, and that suffix depends on who the opposition is. If it is
our opposition, the suffix should be <-ma'>. If you are speaking to a group,
and wishing death to their opposition (you would say "your opposition"), the
suffix should be <-ra'>.
If the opposition is a group, which is likely, you could also add the suffix
<-pu'>, but since plurals are never necessary, I'm not going to use one.
Heghjaj jaghma'
Of course, this is the most literal translation. If I were making up an
original sentence to convey this sentiment, it would be <jaghma' DIHoH>, or
if the context were clear enough simply <DIHoH>.
pagh
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