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Re: Dr Okrand Speaks -- ben

• From: Amos Ezer hadani <[email protected]>
• Subject: Re: Dr Okrand Speaks -- ben
• Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 20:44:56 +0200

>ja' Okrand quv:
>> The word ben can be used to mean "years old," but in
>> Klingon, one doesn't say "I am x years old."

>maj.  lI'qu' De'vam.

>> "I am 40 years old" would be expressed as:
>> loSmaH ben jIboghpu'

Why did you used the perfective(pu') here?
Another thing,*ben* is also "-- years old" in Hebrew.

                                                          loDDoq

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