tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 04 16:14:15 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: tem (v)
On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Steven Boozer wrote:
> Le Nguyen Xuan Dien wrote:
> >deny: that means you disagree from some suggestions !
>
> Not quite. It means you disagree from an *accusation*. E.g.:
>
> qapumchugh, pumwIj DatemlaH pagh DachIDlaH.
> If I accuse you, you can either deny or admit my accusation.
>
> For suggestions we have {Qoch} "disagree" vs. {Qochbe'} "agree".
I think I blew past any analysis of {tem}... But was there mention of
"deny" in the context of "disallow" or "keep from"? As in, "He was denied
legal counsel"?
...Paul
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