tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Apr 26 09:14:34 1996

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Re: KLBC: Re: Nouns as Verbs



TL>>>Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 08:05:21 -0700
TL>>>From: [email protected]
TL>>
TL>>>HollanDaq bIghoS. *Ganja* qatlhIchqang.
TL>>
TL>>>I know {tlhIch} is a noun, but I couldn't find a verb that meant the same.
TL>>
TL>>Welllll, I'll let you off ONLY because you noted immediately that you were
TL>>misusing it.  Try not to do that.  COnsider "tlhIch vItlhuH" or something?
TL>>
TL>>Also, I'm a liyttle puzzled by the grammar here.  Pretending the verb
TL>>existed, I see "I'm willing to smoke ganja for you" or something (taking
TL>>this as a contraction for "SoHvaD ganja *vItlhIchqang" in the way that
TL>>ghunchu'wI' hates).  I don't quite understand...

TL>I actually wanted to say  "I'm willing to smoke ganja with you", I realize 
TL>now that Ganja was the Object of the sentence, but would I add "with" as 
TL>{tay'}, meaning "be together". Would somthing like {HollanDaq bIghoSDI'.}  
TL>meaning "As soon as you come to Holland", {*Ganja* vay' ej' tlhIch wItlhuH.}
TL>litteral translation "Ganja together and smoke we breath."
TL>Or something like that.

TL>Please comment.

TL>Qapla'

TL>Daniel (What do you think about {baHwI"av}?)

ganja is still illegal




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