tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 31 22:23:53 1997

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Re: KLBC



On Stardate 97572.5 muHwI' wrote:

> mIqIraH ghItlh vImugh 'e' vInID:
> 
> -- loghDaq, bIjach 'e' QoylaH pagh!
> In space, nobody can hear you cry!

maj.

> -- <nov loS> vIloSlaHbe'.  'oH QaQ 'e' vItul!
>  I cannot wait for *nov loS*. I hope it is good!

You got the {'e' vItul} part right, but the "It is good" isn't.  {QaQ} means 
"be good."  The subject is "it," and the subject comes last.  {QaQ 'oH}.  But 
you can also drop the pronouns wherever possible.  Just say {QaQ}.

QaQ 'e' vItul.

> -- <nov> <novmey> <nov wej> je vItIvpu'.  DatIvpu''a'?
> I enjoyed *nov* and *novmey* and *nov wej*. Did you enjoy them? 

maj.

> nuq 'oH *nov*'e'? *nov* yImugh.

mu'ghomlIj yIlo'!

-- 
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97582.7


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