tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Dec 09 04:24:56 1998
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KLBC - permission vs. ability
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: KLBC - permission vs. ability
- Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 07:24:35 EST
I remember in elementary school, students asking the teacher "can I go to the
bathroom?", and the teacher correcting them by saying "you mean 'MAY I go to
the bathroom?'". I wanted to convey this in Klingon, how did I do?
can I go to the bathroom: puchpa' vIghoSlaH'a'?
At first I thought maybe: puchpa' vIghoS'a'?
but I thought this sounded like asking IF I was going to the bathroom,
sort of "am I going the right direction to the bathroom?"
so this is what I came up with: puchpa' vIghoS 'e' Dachaw''a'?
or would this be better: puchpa' bIghoS 'e' chochaw'?
Close?
SIHwI'