tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jul 30 15:39:53 1995
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Re: }} yoD Hov'a'
- From: "R.B Franklin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: }} yoD Hov'a'
- Date: Sun, 30 Jul 1995 12:39:53 -0700 (PDT)
Sun, 30 Jul 1995, ghItlh ghunchu'wI':
> ghItlh tlheghmeQ:
> >Do' bIr *carwij ratlhmoH jan.
>
> I think {ratlh} "remain" should be used for the opposite of "go away".
> If you're trying to say the device kept your car cool, there's a large
> collection of suffixes to choose from.
Good point. I agree with this definition of {ralth}.
> {Do' ~carwIj tujchoHbe'moH jan}
> "Luckily the device caused my car not to become hot."
maj.
> >cha' ghomey chen. cha' ghomey So' *nylon.
> >I know the third sentence is messed up; in that line I'm
> >trying to describe the thing as being made of two circles covered with
> >nylon.
>
> The device is made FROM two circles and not BY them, so {chen} "take form"
> is probably not the best word to use here. {ghaj} "possess" or {ngaS}
> "contain" seem to be better. Since the circles are "covered with" nylon,
> {Dech} "surround" might be useful.
Good choice. I was looking for a suitable word meaning "to cover" or "to
envelop" or even "to be on the outside". I had overlooked {Dech}.
> {cha' gho'e' Dechbogh ~nylon ghaj pemHov yoD}
> "The sun's shield has two circles which are surrounded by nylon."
> -- ghunchu'wI'
yoDtargh