tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 28 23:39:36 1997
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Re: Word Wanted
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Word Wanted
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 23:39:31 -0700 (PDT)
At 07:40 PM 8/28/97 -0700, Scott Inman wrote:
>Is there a word in thlIgan-hol that would equal "frustration?"
Often we translate an English noun with a tlhIngan Hol verb, rewriting the
sentence to match. The verb {mogh} means "be frustrated."
I am experiencing frustration --> jImogh = I am frustrated.
due to frustration ... --> moghmo' = because he was frustrated
our frusrtation was evident --> mamoghba' = we were obviously frustrated
their frustration is mounting --> moghqu'choHlI' chaH = they are on their
way to being really frustrated
Klingon and English are different enough that translating a single word out
of context is a dubious exercise.
(A noun could also be created with {-ghach} but I can't think of an example
that wouldn't be better translated as a verb.)
Qov ([email protected])
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