tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 19 17:30:10 1997
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Re: Need some clearification.
- From: Marc Ruehlaender <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Need some clearification.
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 19:29:38 CST
DaraQ is asking for help:
> > I have a question in my postal course that asks for a Klingon Translation
> > "I see fools everwhere in this army."
> >
> > which I translate as <Dat mangghomDaq qoHpu' vIlegh>
> >
> > Can I get a judgement on this one?
SuStel offers:
>
> My judgement is that your sentence is fine. {Dat} is just as much a locative
>
> as {mangghomDaq} is, it just isn't allowed to use {-Daq}.
>
but! {mangghom} isn't a location someone is at or approaching, right?
so shouldn't it be more like {qoH Da mangghomvam negh law' 'e' vItu'}?
"I find that many of this army's soldiers behave like fools."
HomDoq