tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Apr 19 00:05:11 1996
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Re: KLBC: Lumberjacks
Alan Anderson wrote:
>
> qu' writes:
> >[ Yes, as a beginner, I know that I should try something simple like
> > "See Spot run" (qetbogh targh yIlegh), but I couldn't resist: ]
>
> [This isn't "see Spot run" -- it's "see the running Spot".]
>
> >How about:
> > SuvwI' jIH 'ej Quch jIH
>
> "I am a warrior and I am a forehead."
> No, it's not ambiguous; that's what it says!
> If you want to say "I am happy" you have to use a verb prefix: {jIQuch}.
>
> > jaj Hoch jaghmey vIHoH
>
> "I kill enemies all of the day." Maybe you should use {pem}, not {jaj}.
> {jaj} refers to the entire 24-hour period from one dawn to the next.
>
> >but I'm not sure that works, so:
> > nI'vIs jaghmey vIHoH
>
> nuqjatlh? {-vIS} is always accompanied by {-taH}, so it needs to be
> {nI'taHvIS}. But "while it is being lengthy I kill enemies" doesn't
> make a lot of sense to me. While *what* is being lengthy?
>
> >or:
> > DalDI' jaghmey vIHoH
>
> "When it is boring I kill enemies."
> When *what* is boring? You probably mean "when I get bored...", but
> that's not completely clear.
>
> >qu' [ probably should go back to lurking because this is getting silly! :-) ]
>
> If you're going to keep popping up with translation questions then ducking
> back under cover, you shouldn't post under the KLBC subject.
>
> -- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vajplease do not send me anymore mail i am gonna unsubcribe as soon as i
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