tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Dec 21 12:06:32 1997
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Re: KLBC: -vaD
On Sun, 21 Dec 1997 charghwI' wrote:
>For your meaning, you'd want to consider recasting it a bit.
>When you speak for the trees, you do so for a purpose, right?
>The purpose is to represent the trees. So, how would you say,
>"For the purpose of representing the trees, I spoke."? You might
>also think of it as, "In order that I represent the trees, I
>spoke."
>
>Remember that "spoke" is just past tense, not perfective (which
>would be "have spoken"). So, make a stab at it. Tell me how you
>would translate it now.
Sormey vI'oSmo' jIjatlh
"Because I represent the trees, I speak."
"I represent the trees" may be the easiest way to get the point
across, even though it doesn't specifically mention the act of
speaking.
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Scott D. Randel
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