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Re: wa'leS as noun

David Trimboli ([email protected])

• From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: wa'leS as noun
• Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 09:12:19 -0400
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From: "QeS lagh" <[email protected]>

> ghItlhpu' SIvten:
>
> >can i say: latlh jaj 'oH wa'leS'e' = tomorrow is another day.
> >since leS and Hu' are nouns, then wa'Hu' etc. must be nouns too.  since
> >they are nouns, can they be used as subject and object like other nouns?
>
> ghu'vam DelmeH {wa'leS} Dalo'laH 'e' vIHar. <past {qep'a'mey}> 'oSmeH {ben
> qep'a'} lo' tlhIngan Hol yejHaD De'wI' Daq. taQlaw' poH DIpmey, 'ach
> DIpmeyna' bIHbej. chaq wej <canon> wIghaj, 'ach yIlegh:
>
> I think you can; the KLI website uses {ben qep'a'} to say "past
> {qep'a'mey}". Time stamp nouns may behave oddly, but they are true nouns,
> with everything that implies. We have no supporting canon that I'm aware
of,
> but have a look at the address:
>
> /stuff/benqepa.html

We do have canon:

cha'vatlh ben HIq vItlhutlh.
I will drink two-century-old ale. (Conversational Klingon)

According to pojwI' (I haven't got my books with me), /ben/ is defined as
"years ago (n)" on TKD pp. 80, 161 and "years old (n)" on KGT pp. 211, 264.

SuStel
Stardate 4261.6

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