tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun May 29 09:41:11 1994
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Re: KLBC: Grammar Question
- From: HoD trI'Qal <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: Grammar Question
- Date: Sun, 29 May 1994 21:34:37 -0400 (EDT)
Billvo':
> >... bIchep bIneHchugh, quv DaquvmoH 'e' Daqaw
>
> Uu> Oooh! I like this quote! "If you want to prosper, remember to honour
> Uu> honour!" I see only two faults with it: You need to have
> Uu> <DaneHchugh>, and if you wanted it to be an imperative (the way I gave
> Uu> the English translation), you need it to be <yIqaw>
>
>The <DaneHchugh> I should have realized... duh. As for the imperative, I
>wasn't sure, so I didn't do it that way; but you're right, it *should* be
>imperative.
Yes, in English we drop the "you" when we make an imperative. Klingon just
uses a different set of prefixes.
>Bill
>
>... bIghuH 'e' Dalujchugh vaj bIluj 'e' DaghuH.
Another good quote...!
And the best part is, it is grammatically correct. There are two *stylistic*
comments that I would like to make, though:
First, I am not sure if <ghuH> can be intransitive, as you have used it here.
I would be inclined to say it could, but I am not a pabpo'na' (pabpo'Hey
jIH'a'???). Yes, this is one of those Ongoing List Debates I occassionally
mention. Second, the <vaj> is a bit extraneous. It is certainly not
incorrect, but think about this a moment, and I think you will see what I
mean...
--HoD trI'Qal