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Re: KLBC: cheghta' muHwI' !

On Stardate 97569.7 muHwI' wrote:

> HIja'.  'e' vIjatlhqang.
> Yes. That is exactly what I wanted to say.

When using verbs of saying, you don't use {'e'}.  There might be an exception, 
as we see with {neH} in Star Trek VI, where Azetbur refers to someone else's 
sentence with {'e' neHbe' vavoy}.  I'm not sure if it works.

{-qang} means "willing."  {vIjatlhqang} "I am willing to say it."  That's not 
the same thing as "That is exactly what I wanted to say."

Damughchu'pu'
You have translated it exactly.

This would fit the context.

-- 
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97571.6

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