tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Mar 15 06:47:01 1994
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Re: Help, please
Topic Goranvo':
> Heghta'ghach QaQ law' toy'taHghach'a' QaQ puS.
> (death is better than slavery)
> (I hate those -ghach-es. Anybody know a better way out?
> I'd love to hear it)
I think in this case, you should use {qaq} "be preferable" (v)
as in, "I would prefer death over slavery".
There was a line similar to this in STVI. In fact, it says
the same thing. The spoken line was:
"qamDu'majDaq Hegh qaq law' qIvDu'majDaq yIn qaq puS"
and was subtitled with, "It's better to die on our feet than live on
our knees."
> tlhInganpu' QaQ law' tera'nganpu' QaQ puS
In this case, it seems OK to use "good" in comparing relative
quality.
Amy