tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu May 16 19:57:42 1996
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Re: KLBC
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: KLBC
- Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 21:55:46 -0500
Peter Watkins writes:
>In my first mail, I used the phrase {So'wI' yImev} as a means to say
>'delurk' or decloaked. I had in mind at the time of a Klingon commander
>ordering a vessel to appear, such as after lurking on the list and then to
>appear. {sigh} Next time, I'll try and a bit clearer :-)
There's a standard way to "decloak":
{So'wI' yIchu'Ha'} "Deactivate the cloaking device."
>1. I enjoy using computers -> De'wI'mey vIlo'taH 'e' vItIv
maj.
>2. My eyebrows are smaller than those of a Klingon's
> -> Huy'meywI' mach law' tlhIngan mach puS
"My poetic-referenced-eyebrows are smaller than a Klingon."
(I should hope so!) Eyebrows count as body parts, so they take the
special plural suffix {-Du'} unless you want intentionally to break
that particular grammatical rule for poetic effect. You also ought
to refer to {tlhIngan Huy'Du'} in the second part of the phrase,
since you're not comparing your eyebrows to a whole Klingon.
>3. I am pleased that ghunchu'wI' can correct the grammar
> -> pab lughlaH ghunchu'wI' 'e' jIbel
"I am pleased" doesn't look transitive to me. If it were to be used
this way, you'd have to say {vIbel} because {'e'} would be its object.
You probably should say "I am pleased *because*..." and use the suffix
{-mo'} on the verb {lugh}.
>4. Because of the distance, I cannot meet you (pl) at the qep'a'
> -> qep'a' SaqIHlaHbe' chuqmo'
For "at the qep'a'" you need to use the suffix {-Daq}. {chuqmo'} is
misplaced; TKD 6.1 says that if a noun isn't a subject or object, it
comes at the beginning of the sentence before the object noun. But
the word {chuqmo'} is extremely ambiguous -- {chuq} can be either a
noun or a verb, and {-mo'} is either a noun suffix or a verb suffix.
Because of the placement of the word in this sentence, it looks like
a reasonably grammatical "I cannot meet y'all at the qep'a' because
it is distant."
>I take it that the qep'a' is like a convention for all KLI members to
>meet.
That's exactly what it is, though I'm sure non-members are welcome
(as long as they pay the registration fee!).
>Finally, is it possible with tlhIngan Hol to construct sentences
>such as "I am happy to know that..". I tried to use this style with (3)
>but I got a little confused :-). CUL8r
Try instead "I am happy *because* I know that..."
>Qapla', nagh
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj