tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Sep 09 23:18:08 1997
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Re: KLBC: (Requiem) fixed loS'DIch 'ay'
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: (Requiem) fixed loS'DIch 'ay'
- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 23:18:00 -0700 (PDT)
At 12:42 PM 9/9/97 -0700, Edy wrote:
> nuq jIjalth
> What I will say?
This says: I say "nuq".
Treat nuq as the object of the verb, so use the verb prefix {vI-}.
nuq vIjatlh?
> jIH QaH 'Iv toD'eghlaHbe'chugh
> Who will help me if I cannot save myself
Look at both verbs in this sentence and ask yourself what is the subject and
object. Look at section 4.2.1 for a hint, too. Then use the correct verb
prefixes.
> batlh qa'pu' toDbogh joH'a', HItoD
> Great Lord who saves the honored spirits, save me
Remember and use the correct word for "honoured." We discussed it before in
the first verse. {batlh} means "honour" and "with honour" but it doesn't
mean "honoured."
> RECORDARE
>
> Dochvam yIqaw' batlh joHwI': wo' jIHeghmeH. qa'wI' yIQeyHa'Qo'
> Rembember this, my honored lord: I will die for the empire. Don't loose my
> spirit
Same comment as above on {batlh}.
Instead of saying {jIHeghmeH} - "In order to die," you need to use a certain
type-5 noun suffix on {wo'}. Get rid of the {-meH}, re-read section 3.3.5
and find the right suffix. If by "I will die" you mean "I am willing to die"
there is a type 2 verb suffix you should use. The word {QeyHa'} is wrong
here. In English:
loose: free to move, unconstricted. Pronounced "loos"
lose: 1. misplace 2. not win. Pronounced "looz"
That should help you choose the right word.
Qaghmeyvam puS DalughmoHlaH 'e' vIpIH.
I've also just noticed an error in your subjects. The ordinal numbers
follow the noun in Klingon: {'ay' wa'DIch, 'ay' cha'DIch, 'ay' wejDIch, 'ay'
loSDIch}. And NEVER have the letter {'} between two consonants unless the
first one is y or w.
Qov ([email protected])
Beginners' Grammarian