tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 18 07:44:02 1994
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Re: Thinking in Klingon
On Sun, 17 Jul 1994, ghItlhpu' Mark E. Shoulson:
> >From: Heidi Wessman <[email protected]>
> >Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 12:48:02 -0600 (MDT)
>
> Well, so does "jIghung". And a point: "vIyaj" means "I understand *IT*";
> definitely implying that the speaker has something in mind that is being
> understood. To understand things in general, use "jIyaj" (see TKD; not
> with me now, so no page-references). Ditto, "vISopnIS" means "I need to
> eat *IT*"---i.e. you have something in mind you need to eat.
ba'!
Usually, when I'm hungry, I'm craving something. So, I always have
something in mind, when vISopnIS. I'm actually craving something. In
class, when boyaj'a''e' vItlhob, I am asking if they understood something
specific, like the phrase we just discussed.
Dayaj'a'?
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