tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jan 28 10:50:06 1996
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Re: KLBC Introduction
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: KLBC Introduction
- Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 14:07:56 -0600
Clint S. Moore (HoSro') writes:
>jIH qaSovmoH.
Using the suffix {-moH} on a verb used transitively is very strange.
The subject of the bare verb becomes its object, and the original
object kind of hangs there without a good connection to the sentence.
"I cause-to-know you me" is a good indication of how weird this looks
in Klingon. A literal translation of "I cause you to know me" would
be something like {choSov 'e' vIqaSmoH}. I use {cho-} because you
used {qa-}; {tu-} would probably be more appropriate.
However, literal translations are often poor translations. I call
your attention to the verb {lIH}.
>HoSro' jIH.
(As I am speaking "officially", I cannot in good conscience challenge
this usage of {jIH} based simply on my opinion. Personally, however,
I don't like it. It seems to go beyond the "to be" meanings described
in TKD as I see them. I prefer {pongwIj 'oH HoSro''e'}.)
>be'nal je cha' puqpu' vIghaj.
be'nal cha' puqpu' je Daghaj. Noun conjunctions *follow* the nouns.
>tugh wej puqpu' vIghaj.
qaHoy'. Qatlhqu'choHbe'jaj yInlIj. :-)
>De'wI'pu' jIHaD.
Hol yajlaH'a' De'wI'meylIj? The {-pu'} plural suffix is used for beings
capable of using language. Just plain "things" use the suffix {-mey}.
>tlhIngan Hol ghomDaq jIchu'be' 'ach loQ tlhIngan Hol vIjatlh.
>Hol vIpabchu'taHbe'chugh tuja'.
jIHeQneS. taghwI'pu' vIqeSchu'taHmeH jIqeqnIS.
>DaH Dochpu' vItlhob.
>Dochpu' boyaj'a'
<Dochmey> DajatlhnIS.
>1) "tarHo'" - *fang* vIjatlh vIneH.
maj. mu'vam vIyaj. luyaj HochHom 'e' vIpIH.
>2} machechHa'pu' QIH'a' yIjach 'ej veS targhmey tIDuvmoH. (It is
>supposed to be "Our revels now are ended. Cry "havoc" and let slip the
>dogs of war.")
QaQlaw' pablIj. QaQ'a' mu'mey? nIjang "KSRP" 'e' vIchaw'.
>3) pIj moStaHchugh vay' quvDaj ngeb
<...ngeb quvDaj> DajatlhnIS. 'ach qech vIyaj.
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj