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Re: Klingon WOTD: ngIl (verb)

MorphemeAddict ([email protected])

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: Re: Klingon WOTD: ngIl (verb)
• Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:23:02 EDT

In a message dated 4/14/2008 21:45:37 PM Central Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> Isn't there a verb suffix for "be afraid"? I don't have my TKD with  
> me, and I don't use that suffix much, so I've forgotten it. It seems  
> like if you started any verb with {bI-} and ended it with the fear  
> suffix, that would pretty much cover the "I dare you to X" very  
> effectively.
> 
> Sometimes, I think we overuse {'e'}.
> 

I don't think it's possible to overuse {'e'}.  Anyway,...

Maybe you're right, but {bI...vIp} seems a lot stronger than {... 'e' 
yIngIl!} (to use ghunchu'wI's suggestion).  Of course, that may be a desired effect.

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