tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Apr 11 18:01:50 1998
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Re: KLBC: tlhIHvaD jIlIH'egh
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: tlhIHvaD jIlIH'egh
- Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 13:06:25 -0400
From: Qov <[email protected]>
>}Habbe' QuchDaj 'ach tlhIngan Quch rurbe'law'.
>}Her forehead isn't quite smooth, but doesn't seem quite...
>}Klingon.
>
>Your grammar is correct, but I'd translate it "... doesn't seem Klingon."
>For "doesn't seem quite Klingon" I'd say {tlhIngan Quch rurqu'be'law'}. To
>the speaker's perception it {rurqu'be'} "doesn't really resemble" a Klingon
>Quch.
tlhIngan Quch rurbe'law'
I think it doesn't resemble a Klingon forehead.
tlhIngan Quch rurqu'be'law'
I think it doesn't RESEMBLE a Klingon forehead.
I think it doesn't very much resemble a Klingon forehead.
Are you unsure whether or not it resembles a Klingon forehead? That's what
{-law'} indicates: that you're unsure it "doesn't resemble."
Or perhaps you ARE sure it doesn't look ENTIRELY Klingon? That would be:
tlhIngan Quch rurchu'be'
It does not perfectly resemble a Klingon forehead.
or
loQ tlhIngan Quch rurbe'
It slightly does not resemble a Klingon forehead.
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