tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Dec 01 18:06:42 1996
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RE: KLBC: vImugh
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: vImugh
- Date: Mon, 2 Dec 96 01:40:48 UT
December 01, 1996 6:41 PM, jatlh De'vuch:
> K: DaSmeywIj vISay'moHtaH.
> E: I can clean my boots.
You have actually written "I am cleaning my boots." Was this a typo? It
should have been {DaSmeywIj vISay'moHlaH}.
> K: DujlIj Doj.
> E: Your ship is impressive.
The subject of the sentence is "ship" {Doj}, so it must come last. {Doj
DujlIj}.
> K: ghorDaq HIjol.
> E: Beam me to the surface.
maj.
> K: Ha'DIbaHmeywIj mach.
> E: My animals are small.
You Klingon actually says "my small animals." Again, the subject is "my
animals," and so must go last. {mach Ha'DIbaHmeywIj}.
> K: tlhIngan SoH vIHon.
> E: I doubt that you are Klingon.
What you've got here are two sentences in one: {tlhIngan SoH} "you are a
Klingon," and {vIHon} "I doubt it." This calls for a sentence-as-object
construction:
tlhIngan SoH 'e' vIHon
I doubt that you are a Klingon.
The object of {Hon} is {'e'}. {'e' vIHon} means "I doubt that --." The {'e'}
equals {tlhIngan SoH}.
> K: cha'Hu' Dujvetlh vImej.
> E: I left that ship two days ago.
maj. Be aware that we don't really know if {mej} is transitive or
intransitive or both. It might be fine as {Dujvetlh vImej}, or it might have
to be {Dujvetlhvo' jImej}. We just don't know (unless there's canon that I
don't remember).
> K: jIjIvbe' 'ach bIjIv.
> E: I am not ignorant, but you are.
majQa'! Nice translation into English!
> K: lalDanlIj vIHarlaHbe'.
> E: I cannot believe your religion.
maj.
> K: lIHegh neH loDnI'wI'.
> E: My brother wants to kill you.
You've got the wrong prefix on {Hegh}. "He" wants to kill "you" (singular)
calls for the prefix {Du-}.
DuHegh neH loDnI'.
Be aware that this could be misinterpreted as "My brother merely kills you."
It's okay, though.
> K: nughoS wa'maH cha' Dujmey.
> E: The twelve ships are approaching us.
majQa'!
> K: HImISmoHchugh, vaj qaHoH.
> E: Don't confuse me, or I will kill you.
maj. Again, nice to see you're not chained to your English grammar when
constructing Klingon sentences!
> K: tlhIngan mu'ghom vIlaDlaH, 'ach Hoch vIyajbe'.
> E: I can read the Klingon dictionary, but I don't understand it all.
maj!
> K: DaH nIvnavlIj yItuQmoH.
> E: Put on your pajamas now.
maj.
> K: bIngabchugh, vaj qatu'nIS.
> E: If you disappear I will need to find you.
majQa'!
> K: bIpIvchugh, yISuvnIS.
> E: If you are healthy, you must fight.
maj.
> K: 'ejDo'vam pup.
> E: This starship is perfect.
You've got a bit of trouble when it comes to stative verbs. Once again,
determine the subject of your sentence. The subject is "starship." This
needs to go last: {pup 'ejDo'vam}.
> K: DaH nuHmeychaj yIqem.
> E: Bring me their weapons now.
Almost. It would probably do in a conversation, but for clarity's sake let me
explain: you've said "Bring their weapons now." You have not said anything
about bringing them to "me." For that, do the following:
DaH jIHvaD nuHmeychaj yIqem.
> That's enough for now. I'll probably do some more tomorrow night.
maj. mu'tlheghlIj vInuD 'e' vItIv. qechmey'e' DaQubpu'bogh SoH DalI'. vaj
bIghojchu'. Qapla'!
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Beginners' Grammarian
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