tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Dec 26 11:06:15 1997
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Re: Whereever he is
- From: "Eduardo Fonseca" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Whereever he is
- Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:43:58 -0200
TPO wrote:
>>> ghaHtaHbogh Daq yIHoH, literally: kill him in place which he is.
>>
>>This comes closer to meaning, "Kill the place which he is," than
>>it does to what you intend, but the word order is unusual even
>>for that.
Yes. It sounds this way .. a bit funny!!!
>>> Dat yISam 'ej yIHoH - Find him in everywhere and kill him
>>> DaSamDI' vaj yIHoH - when you find him then kill him.
>>
>>Good tries. Meanwhile, if you just say, {yIHoH} that pretty much
>>implies killing him wherever he is. You can't kill him anywhere
>>else, after all...
>
>I believe he means kill him whereever he is, even if it is in a puplic
>place; as opposed to finding him, throwing him in the trunk, and taking him
>somewhere else where noone will see you kill him.
>
>I might go with DaSamDI' yIHoH or maybe DaSamDI' pa' yIHoH
>(note: because pa' doesn't have -Daq on it, it would be translated as
>[there] not as [room].) When you find him, kill him there (where you found
>him).
As SuStel said, the character didn't find his target yet, so << nej >> is better.
The target can be hidden in any part of Galaxy, then the idea of
whereever is important. Other attempt I thought is:
<< Dat yInejchu' >> in sense of look for him carefully in everywhere.
Dat yInejchu' 'ej yIHoH or a new one quite complicated
Dat yInejchu' 'ej QamtaH ghaHtaHDaq yIHoH (Look for him in everywhere and kill him
him where he is standing).
I think the gramarians will not like this one!!
>>If the idea of finding him is important, just {DaH yISam 'ej
>>yIHoH}.
>again, kill him in public, or drag him into the alley first?
I don't see the matter to kill him in public or in an alley. The idea consist
in search and kill him, no matter where he is.
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