tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Dec 19 07:50:31 1997

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Re: KLBC: Basic Toasts



EdyvaD ghItlh Qov
>>We are a large family - qorDu' tIn maH'e' 
>>There are 6 of us in the family - qorDu'Daq jav maH'e'  
>Why did you put the {-'e'} suffix on {maH}?  I don't see that the emphasis
>adds anything.  

My chipping in:  I'd say {tIn qorDu'maj} (or maybe {law'})

>>or qorDu'Daq maHvo' jav tu'lu' 
>This sounds more like six of our number went to the family, or something. 
I
>don't like the {-vo'} here at all.
>I'm not 100% happy with {-Daq} for "in the family."  I probably would say
>{qorDu'majDaq jav nuv lutu'lu'}, and people would snicker at me for the
>pedantic and never-used-in-canon {lu-} on {tu'lu'}, if not for the {-Daq}.

What about {jav nuv ngaS qorDu'maj}?  Could you leave out the {nuv}
perhaps?
Qapla'
qoror


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