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RE: Procurando por alguem

jatlh Edy Fonseca:

> 	rut lughDaq Holmey lo' Qatlh 'oH

Huh?  I *think* you were trying to say, "Sometimes it is difficult to use 
langauges correctly."  I'm afraid you didn't get this.

Your first task should be to reread TKD section 6 on syntax, specifically, 
sentence order.  Remember, it's Obj-Verb-Subj.

Now, to work on this sentence, you'd better recast this into something Klingon 
can handle: "In order that one uses languages correctly, the task is 
difficult."

There's no adverbial meaning "correctly," but that's okay.  There's a verb 
suffix, {-chu'}, meaning the action is done absolutely correctly.

Holmey lo'lu'chu'meH, Qatlh Qu'.
In order that one uses languages correctly, the task is difficult.

You cannot use {Qatlh} in a sentence-as-object, because it doesn't take an 
object!  The "it" in "it is difficult" doesn't exist in Klingon; it would 
require sentence-as-subject, which you cannot do!

> > "Portuguese" vIjatlhlaHbe' jIH.
> 
> 	:))  jajlu' Sov Iv' ?  {]-D

Huh?  What's {jajlu'}?

"Portuguese" jatlhlaHbogh pagh vISov.

> 	maghojchoHlaH maghItlhtaH neH

"We can begin to learn we are merely writing."

What did you mean by that?  You should really include an English translation 
of what you're trying to say, so I can help you out if you get it wrong.

-- 
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97165.7

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