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


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