tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 10 16:16:22 1996
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RE: Odo quote from Trials & Tribblations
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Odo quote from Trials & Tribblations
- Date: Tue, 10 Dec 96 23:24:16 UT
December 10, 1996 9:58 AM, taDI'oS:
> jatlh SuStel:
> > chay' ghaH luvangmoH yIHmey?
> I'm not sure of how you're using <chay'>. In English, the word
> "how" can be asking "by what means" in which case the answer would be
> <ghaH luvangmoHmeH lunuQ yIHmey> or it can be asking "in what manner"
> in whch case the answer would be <ghaH luQeHmoH yIHmey>. I'm guessing
> your intent was the latter.
Yes, it was the latter.
> But do we have canon for this dual use of "how" in Klingon? I'm
> not familiar with it.
Hmmm . . . well, the Useful Klingon Expressions section of TKD has {chay'
Dochvam vIlo'} "How (in what manner) do I use this?" not "What is it that
allows me to (by what means do I) use this?" I had not considered this
problem before. I'm not certain of the answer, nor am I able to see it
clearly all the time. I see what you're saying, but it's hard for me to
distinguish . . .
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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