tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 16 09:14:40 1996
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Re: KLBC: poH
On Mon, 15 Jul 1996, Robyn Stewart wrote:
> nuq 'oSlaH <poH>? mu'tlheghmeyvam laj'a' Hoch?
>
> 1. instance:
> wa' ben qIvDaj bach jagh mang. poHvetlh yItlaHbe'. DaH loQ yItlaH.
> ("at that time")
>
mu'tlheghvam vIpar. I understand "poH" to mean "period of time", so I
would use {yItlaHtaHbe'} or {yItlaHlI'be'} if it is known that he/she
will heal.
> poH wa'DIch vItu'be'. poH cha'DIch vIghuHmoH. poH wejDIch vIHoH.
> ("The first/second/third time")
>
Again, I would understand this to mean "first period (of time)", perhaps
of a hockey (or baseball, in which case it may mean "inning") game.
> 2. the physical quantity measured by clocks:
> maQongchoH. qaS poH law'. mavem.
> ("much/a lot of time")
>
> poH 'ar cheloS?
> ("how long")
>
mu'tlheghmeyvam vIyajchu'. This is how I understand "poH".
> 3. a duration
> wej qaSbogh poH jIj tlhIngan wo' tera' je.
> ("in the future")
>
I understand the sentence, but something bothers me about it. I don't
know what though. Perhaps you need a {-vaD} on {poH}, but I don't know
exactly why.
> poHvam nuSambe' romuluSnganpu'
> ("this time")
>
I would understand this to mean "The Romulans did not find us for
(during) this period of time."
> 4. a point where something happens
> paw poH. SuDIStaHQo'. DaH reHoH.
> ("the time has come")
>
No, I don't think this is what {poH} means. We don't have a word for
"the current moment in time". I don't think {poH} can be used in this
fashion.
> 5. general conditions
> qaStaHvIS poH Daj bIyInjaj.
> ("interesting times")
>
"an interesting period of time"... okay.
> veS poH ghung rewbe'pu'
> ("time of war")
>
"war period" or "war era"... vIyaj.
> 6. abstract concept
> pagh loD loS poH bIQ'a' joq
> (godlike "time")
>
I didn't understand that sentence. It's "(something)... waits for no man
(or no one)". But I can't tell if {joq} is a conjunction or verb, and if
{poH} is a verb or noun. Please clarify? jIHvaD mu'tlheghvam yIQIjqu'!!
> More?
>
> Qov.
>
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>
dave yeung