tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 16 16:05:41 2003
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Re: Using New Words
From: "Steven Boozer" <[email protected]>
> DaH DorchoH yInwIj bertlham 'ej vaj vIqaDnIS
> now the (very) end of my life comes to an end and so I must face it
>
> DaH DorchoH yInwIj 'ej vaj bertlhamDaj vIqaD
> now my life comes to an end and so I face it's end
>
> DaH DorchoH yInwIj 'ej tugh bertlhamDaj vIqaDnIS
> now my life comes to an end and soon I must face it's end
>
> etc.
>
> Okay, the two "ends" are repetitive in English but it sounds better in
> Klingon.
>
> Hmm... for some reason {'ej vaj} "and so" feels redundant in Klingon (but
> not in English). You might just use {vaj} alone.
No! /vaj/ is not a sentence conjunction, it's an adverbial. If you're
joining sentences, you must use /'ej/ (or another sentence conjunction).
I don't see anything redundant here. /'ej/, according to Okrand, has no
meaning beyond stating multiple sentences together.
SuStel
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