tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Mar 02 03:20:10 1997
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Re: Procurando por alguem
> jatlh Edy Fonseca:
jatlh David Trimboli
> > 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.
Yes! That was my intention. :)
>
> Your first task should be to reread TKD section 6 on syntax, specifically,
> sentence order. Remember, it's Obj-Verb-Subj.
My difficult is: when there are more than 1 verb in the sentence,
how I use the obj-ver-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!
Hummm ... thanks!! I'll try other ones and send you.
> > > "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.
I tried to say: only writting we'll be able to lean.
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