Nietzsche quote
Hello, I need some guidance on that : “What does not kill me , will make me stronger”.
Since i’m not a native english,
1. is correct to use “What…” or is more apropiate to use “That which…” ;
2. which is more …klingonian ( using personal..”me”..or..using general “us” ?.
I “work” with Bing..and i get ” muHohbe’chug vaj muHoSmoh ” ( what does not kill me makes me stronger). Any guidance will be helpfull. Thank you.
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If you want to include “me”:
{muHoHbe’chugh vay’, jIHoS ‘e’ ghurmoH vay’vetlh}
“If something doesn’t kill me, that (something) makes me stronger [lit. increases that I am strong].”
If you want to be more vague:
{HoHbe’chugh vay’, HoSlu’ ‘e’ ghurmoH vay’vetlh}
“If something doesn’t kill (someone), that (something) increases that (someone) is strong.”
Also, never use Bing. It’s always wrong.
Klingon teacher Lieven Litaer also critised Bing for mistranslations, and I think we can trust that a person responsible for the German qepHom and in contact with Mark Okrand knows enough about tlhlIngan Hol.
Thanks for the detailed explanations.
For other ( just only one !!! ) translate, ..to klingon, i should open other topic, or would be apropiate to continue in that one ?.
i think if its another nietzsche quote go ahead and post it here – if its a quote from someone else id start a new thread
By the way, if you need the quote in the original German:
Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker.
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