tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Sep 06 08:25:48 1997
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Re: KLBC: to do
- From: Marian Schwartz <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: to do
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 11:20:20 -0400
ghItlh muHwI'
>Is there a word for "to do" ?
When I first came into tlhIngan Hol, I naively thought that it was a
weakness, not to have a word for "do." But "do" is too loose a word. The
usage varies -- you can usually say either {vang} or {ta'}, depending on
the meaning.
Similar to the absence of "do" is the absence of "make." But once again,
you can use either {chenmoH} or {lIng}, depending on the context. (Or
sometimes {cher} -- see www.kli.org/cgi-bin/mfs/1997/Mar97/0906.html).
My pet favorite for "What are you doing?" is {chay' bIvangtaH?}
Qapla'
qoror