tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Apr 24 20:33:46 1997

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Re: Some Sayings



somebody wrote:
>noH ghoblu'taHvIS, ghot vuSbogh Dochmey'e' SovnIS ghaH.
>In war, a person needs to know the things which limit him.

jIQoch

noH = war (n)
ghob = wage war (v), battle (v)

<wage war war> ?? Hmm, no.
<battle war> ?? Hmm, no.  you might battle your opponent, if this takes an
object, but I don't think you battle a war.

I think <ghoblu'taHvIS ...> without the object <noH> is better.
"while one battles" - "in war"


DloraH



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