tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 08 06:26:26 2014
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] ghargh, Hod je -- vaghDIch
wa'logh qIpDI' HuD, qIpqa'pa' HuD, reH wejlogh qIp ghargh.
On Jul 7, 2014, at 5:37 PM, nIqolay Q <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 5:01 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>> {HoD} means "Captain".
>
> reH Suvrup SuvwI''a'.
>
>> I'd suggest:
>>
>> {wa'logh qIptaHvIS HuD, wejlogh qIplaH ghargh.}
>>
>> The point here is that the serpent can strike three times while the mountain strikes once.
>>
>> The difference between {-DI'} and {-taHvIS} is subtle, but important in this example. {-DI'} implies an instant when something happens. {-taHvIS} implies a duration while something happens. In this case, the mountain's instant is a duration for the serpent, and while that duration occurs, it can strike three times.
>
> The original text doesn't necessarily imply that the Viper's three
> attacks are occuring while the Mountain is making a single attack,
> though. I interpreted it simply as meaning that whenever the Mountain
> attacks, the Viper attacks three times in response. Or more simply,
> that the Viper is attacking three times as often as the Mountain.
>
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