tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Dec 15 05:49:43 1995
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Re:qaqIHneS! - corrections:-)
Greetings!
> On Thu, 14 Dec 1995, Astrid Jekat wrote:
> > Holvam chu' ghojmeH naDev ghitlh jIneH.
>
> You would say: Holvam chu' vIghojmeH naDev jIghIlth vIneH.
> Each of the verbs require the proper prefix indicating that the subject
> of the verb is {jIH}. And since {jIghItlh} is the object of the verb
> {neH}, it needs to be {vIneH} because {jIneH} indicates the verb has no
> object.
Right. I had forgotten that thlIngan Hol is a redundant language, and doesn't permit the dropping of prefixes, subjects etc. except in clipped Klingon. Actually, this repetitive and slightly heavyhanded mannery of expression fits Klingon character very nicely...
> > tlhIngan 'ejDo' "quv'a'" vImuvmoHpu'je'.
>
> {'ejDo'} normally refers to Starfleet ships, e.g. {'ejDo' 'entepray'}
> (the starship Enterprise; U.S.S. Enterprise) (from the Klingon trading card
> S15, translated by Marc Okrand)
> Klingon ships are designated {tlhIngan wo' Duj}, e.g.
> {tlhIngan wo' Duj pagh} (the Imperial Klingon Vessel Pagh) (trading card S7)
Oops. Good thing you told me that before I finished my letterhead.
> Also, you can simply say {vImuvpu' je'}. {vImuvmoHpu'} means "I have
> caused (someone or something) to join."
Ther's a slight misunderstanding here. I could't find a word to express "to found" or "to start" a ship. (Any ideas?) I didn't join the ship "quv'a'", I'm the captain {{:-) .
>> bIyIntaH 'e' vIchaw'. {{;-)
qatlho'. vum maj yItaH!
taj'IH