tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 02 14:25:04 1999
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Re: KLBC: Two things... -Reply
: translation.... oh and another thing I thought about was that the qechmey
: were directed towards one person, wouldn't it be better to say
: qechmeylIj not qechmeylI' as I had thought previously or qechmeyraj
: which would denote more than one possessor?
:
: DaQ
If the "you" of "your ideas" is singular, use {-lIj}; if plural - "you guys, y'all", "all of you" - then use {-raj}. Don't use {-lI'} or {-ra'}, which are only used if the *thing(s) possessed* is itself capable of speech (i.e. a person, of whatever species). Thus:
{voragh, qechlIj vIparHa'} "Voragh, I like your idea"
{voragh, qechmeylIj vIparHa'} "Voragh, I like your ideas"
{DaQ pagh je, qechraj vIpar} "DaQ & pagh, I dislike your idea"
{DaQ pagh je, qechmeyraj vIpar} "DaQ & pagh, I dislike your ideas"
but
{voragh, puqlI' vImuSHa'} "Voragh, I love your child"
{DaQ pagh je, puqpu'ra' vImuS} "DaQ & pagh, I hate your children"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons