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Re: Noum suffixes



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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