tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Aug 03 23:31:12 1999
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Re: pa'mey wamtaHqu'!
: ja' voragh:
: > Or worse if you're speaking to a superior officer:
: > lu', qaH. "Yes, sir."
: > lu', qoH. "Fine, fool."
:
: net lujalth 'e' luneHbe'pu' ghotpu' 'ar?
:
: quljIb
"Of course, how many people haven't wanted to say this?"
Good point, though you wouldn't dare say this to a Klingon, however big a
fool s/he might be. Remember how Kruge casually vaporized his gunner for
disobeying an order in ST3? (How many bosses haven't wanted to do THAT to
an employee!) What would Kruge have done if the gunner had actually
mouthed off to him?
Some grammar:
Remember {ar'} follows singular nouns, and this phrase is itself
grammatically singular, not plural. Think of {nIn 'ar wIghaj?} from TKD.
Also, {neH} doesn't take {'e'} as an object like other verbs. So:
net jatlh neHbe'pu' ghot 'ar?
I think {net} is misplaced. You probably need to spell out exactly what
"this" is:
mu'tlhegh'e' jatlh neHbe'pu' ghot 'ar net Sov?
Still doesn't feel right, though. But it's too late to think clearly.
maj ram.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons