tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 20 10:45:58 1995
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Re: qaqaD results
>Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1995 10:59:04 -0500
>Originator: [email protected]
>From: "Silauren, Half-Elven" <[email protected]>
>On Thu, 19 Jan 1995, HoD trI'Qal wrote:
>> KaaDaQ'vo':
>> [...]
>> > Although I applaud you on making this challenge, I am afraid I must yield
>> > to you on *this* occaision. *bows* Qapla'lI'!
>> ^^^^^^^^^
>> nuqjatlh? qayajchu'be'...
>DIp wot je 'oH //Qapla'//'e'. //Qapla'// DIp lo'pu' *KaaDaQ*.
>'ach lughbe' *suffix*'e' lo'bogh *KaaDaQ*. //-lIj// lo'nIS *KaaDaQ*.
qar'a'? ghobe'! ngoDqoqvam vItu'be'. DIp neH 'oH "Qapla'"'e'. wot 'oH
"Qap"'e', 'ach rapbe' ghu'.
><engaging universal translator>
><Qapla'> is a noun and a verb. KaaDaQ had used the noun of <Qapla'>.
>But the suffix which KaaDaQ uses isn't correct. KaaDaQ needs to use
>{-lIj}.
Since when is Qapla' a verb? TKD lists it only as a noun. There's a verb
Qap, which is likely related, but that's not the same thing. If he is
using it as a noun, with "your" as a suffix, yes, it should be "-lIj". Is
that so? I'm a little confused still.
>> --HoD trI'Qal
>Dayajchu''a', HoD trI'Qal??
>--naQ'avwI'
~mark