tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 30 07:28:57 1997
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Re: Noum suffixes
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Noum suffixes
- Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 10:28:54 -0500 ()
- Priority: NORMAL
On Mon, 29 Dec 1997 15:38:30 -0800 (PST) Eduardo Fonseca
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Sometimes I want to use the Noum Suffixes in sentences but I'm not sure
> if they are right. The locatives: -Daq and -vo' can be used when refering to people?
Yes.
> HoHwI'vo' HIQan - Protect me from the killer
> SoHvaD jIHvo' - From me to you (Beatles)*
> Haw'wI'Daq taj bach 'avwI' - The guard throws the knife at the fugivite
> nItlhlIjDaq 'oHtaH Qeb - The ring is in your finger
I'd interpret the last one as "on your finger" instead of "in
your finger", but generally, I think you are doing okay with
this.
> * Is there a word for "with"? How can I say:
> I give it to you with respect
> The man with 3 wifes
> I'll be with you
> and alike?
Someone else already answered this well enough that I'll leave
it. "With" is a preposition that defies any formula for
translating it in batch. You have to consider each application
and cast it with the proper Klingon tool.
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