tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Mar 21 08:33:45 2006
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Re: On a more humerous note (some may not think of this as funn
Thorwald:
> >>> what is the phrase, there? X'D
> >>> rpH = ROTFL
> >>
> >> rav Hagh
Shane:
> >>I don't get the "p" but it only says "laughing floor".
Voragh:
> > {pum} "fall" (v.)
> >
> > ravDaq pumtaHvIS Hagh = "s/he laughs while falling
> > (on)to the floor"
ter'eS:
>I always intended it to be {ravDaq jIpum jIHaghtaHvIS},
>"I fall to the floor while laughing."
Shane:
> >>So am i right about the -taHvIS on the Hagh instead?
Either way, but note the difference:
ravDaq pumtaHvIS Hagh
while falling (on)to the floor, he laughs
ravDaq pum HaghtaHvIS
he falls (on)to the floor, while laughing
BTW Klingons tend to put the subordinate clause first though it's not required:
HaghtaHvIS ravDaq pum
while laughing, he falls (on)to the floor
and if you want, you can even move the place stamp to modify the
subordinate verb:
ravDaq HaghtaHvIS pum
while laughing on the floor, he falls
although this version doesn't make much sense.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons