tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Mar 24 07:38:30 2006
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Re: complex sentences
Shane wrote:
>What confuses me is that when one talks about complex sentances they only
>say 2 verbs rather than 3 or 4... Is that even possible or against the
>klingon rules...?
Sentences with 3 or 4 verbs are certainly possible. Here are three of the
Klingon SkyBox Trading Cards:
qIvo'rIt toQDuj 'oH tlhIngan wo' Duj pagh'e'. ra' qarghan HoD.
DujvamDaq tlhIngan nuH tu'lu'bogh pov law' Hoch pov puS 'ej
DujvamDaq 'op SuvwI' tu'lu'bogh po' law' tlhIngan yo' SuvwI'
law' po' puS.
The Imperial Klingon Vessel Pagh is a K'Vort-class Bird-of-Prey
under the command of Captain Kargan. It has the best weapons and
some of the finest warriors in the Klingon fleet. (S7)
qaStaHvIS wa'maH puq poHmey, wo'rIv betleH ghaj qorDu'Daj.
nuja' tlhIngan wIch ja'wI'pu' yIntaHvIS qeylIS'e' lIjlaHbe'bogh
vay' batlh 'etlhvam chenmoHlu'pu'.
Worf's bat'telh has been in his family for ten generations. Accor-
ding to Klingon legend, this sword of honor descends from the time
of Kahless the Unforgettable. (S8)
nISwI' HIch motlh HoS Hal qengwI' naQ tIq je lurarlu'bogh 'oH
tlhIngan nISwI' beH'e'. SuvwI' vI' Dub naQvam 'ej ray' HopDaq
bachlu'meH chuqna' ghurmoH naQvam.
The Klingon disruptor rifle is a standard hand held disruptor,
attached to an extended power supply stock. This serves to steady
the aim of a warrior and increase the effective range for distance
targeting. (S14)
Shane, see if you can figure out the grammar. (Note that the translations
are colloquial, not literal.)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons