tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 10 22:32:11 1996
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RE: KLBC: serving a ship
> Duj <QeHjo'> vItoy'pu'. jonwI' jIH.
> I have served the vessel {QeHjo'}. I was the engineer.
>
> I used {-pu'} instead of {-ta'}, because {-ta'} would imply that there was an
> intention involved when that tour of duty was over. If you're talking about
> something which specifically states that you had a purpose in serving aboard
> that ship, and that service is completed, then feel free to use {-ta'}.
Would not serving on a ship be considered purposeful?? I am not
positive on how the Klingons work this way, but one would suppose that
they would consider it an *honour* to work on a ship for the Empire. So
there was a *definite* purpose in serving aboard the QeHjo'. Hence, my
use of <-ta'>.
Unless, of course, you're trying to get the point across that the
*termination* of my duty was the thing that had purpose. Is <-ta'> really
that self-referential? I could then see using <-pu'>, to be sure.
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