tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Sep 15 14:50:55 1995
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Re: }} 'Smoking', in defense of my sig, and {QaQ}
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: }} 'Smoking', in defense of my sig, and {QaQ}
- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 14:50:55 -0400 (EDT)
According to Matt 'I am man, hear me watch Seinfeld' Treyvaud:
>
> Y'ello
>
> Now something different: how to convey the idea of 'smoking' (a
> cigarette) in Klingon. OK, the question is probably academic (Klingons
> don't have cigarettes, right?) but I need to know. What I have is:
>
> {tlhIch vItlhuHtaH} = I am breathing smoke.
chIch taghDu'wIj vIlammoHtaH.
> Which I don't like because it assumes {tlhuH} can take an object. I was
> thinking that something like this might work:
>
> {tlhIchDaq jItlhuHtaH} = I am breathing, in/at the smoke.
pe'vIl taghDu'wIjDaq tlhIch vIyuvHa'taH. [cough, cough]
> Oh yeah, before I forget, re: the verb {QaQ} - does 'good' in this sense
> mean 'not naughty' or 'skilled/proficient/etc.'?
Probably both. Context would dictate.
> Now that I think of it, this sort of 'meaning' or 'verb transitivity'
> question must get asked a lot... is there an FAQ or something for the
> unclear parts of the dictionary?
jISovbe'.
charghwI'
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