tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 27 21:09:52 1997
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RE: too hot ?
ghItlh Voragh:
>This brings up one of the subtleties of Klingon: What is the difference
>(if any) between jIQongqu' and jIQongchu'?
{-qu'} indicates emphasis.
{jIQongqu'} -- I *slept*. I didn't do something else (or if I did, it
isn't important).
{-chu'} implies both a complete certainty and a high quality of execution.
{jIQongchu'} -- I slept well. There's no doubt about it.
-- ghunchu'wI'