tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 30 07:19:31 1997
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Re: KLBC:suffixes
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC:suffixes
- Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 10:19:28 -0500 ()
- Priority: NORMAL
On Mon, 29 Dec 1997 18:38:18 -0800 (PST) chas
<[email protected]> wrote:
> vInIDqa'...
>
> >> SoH DuyepHa''a' QeH'a'li'?
> >> Does your wrath make you careless?
> SoH DuyepHa''a'mo' QeH'a'lIj?
Think {-moH}, not {-mo'}.
> >> may' lu'Suvpu' neghpu'
> >> The soldiers have fought the battle.
> may' Suvpu' negh
majQa'! bItaHmo' jIbel.
> >> QongwI' yabwI'
> >> My brain is sleeping.
> Qong yabwI'
maj.
> >> chaH nuchmo' vImuSmo'
> >> Since he is a coward, I hate him.
> ghaH nuchmo' vImuS
This one is easy to get confused about. We say {tlhIngan maH}.
We don't say {maH tlhIngan}. So, you don't say {ghaH nuchmo'}.
And before you make a wild stab at it, consider which word
deserves {-mo'}. You want to say, "because he is a coward, I
hate him." You don't want to say "Because of a coward, I hate
him."
Keep on plugging. It will come to you.
> chasm
>
charhgwI'