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Re: Hovjaj / Hov poH



[email protected] on behalf of [email protected] wrote:

> >> Hov pem / Hov poH ?
> >{Hov pem} means "star's daytime."  {Hov poH} is the phrase used for 
> "stardate."
> 
> I saw someone write Hovjaj for stardate.
>  *Hovjaj* ghItlhtaH vay' 'e' vIleghpu'

When you use a Sentence As Object, the second verb is not allowed to take any 
Type 7 verb suffixes.  Remove the {-pu'} from {vIlegh} and you're fine.

> qatlh? Dochvam nuq?

In fact, *I* used to use {Hovjaj}, and I'm sure some others did the same 
thing.  We didn't yet have the "correct" Klingon way of translating 
"stardate."  We got it recently on a SkyBox card.  {HovpoH} "star period."

> Hovjaj would mean star-day. Which one is correct?

HovpoH

> Hov poH would be the stars' time.

Remember, {poH} is a *period* of time, not just a time.

> Another question:
> when calculating the stardate, which daytime should I use?
> SImlu'meH Hovjaj... (?)

yIjatlh: HovpoH vISImmeH pem mIch vIlo'nISbogh yIngu'.

> *europe*Daq jIyIntaH
> I live in Europe.  And that is six hours difference to NYC.

If you're using d'Armond's program, it's got all of the time zones built in 
(right click).  Choose your time zone and the stardate will be calculated 
correctly.

SIvwI''e' ghunpu'bogh *Holtej* Dalo'chugh, pem mIch lISwI' tu'lu' (nIHDaq 
yIyuv).  poH mIch yIvIw.  vaj HovpoH SIvlu'.

-- 
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97553.1


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