tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Aug 04 17:53:51 1999
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RE: KLBC: Multiple Adverbs
DujHoD:
> Can a Klingon sentence have more than one adverb?
> For example, can I say:
> nom batlh HIv.
> He/she/it/they attacked quickly and honorably.
> Or do I have to rephrase it to the longer sentence:
> nom HIv 'ej batlh HIv.
> He/she/it/they attacked quickly and
> he/she/it/they attacked honorably.
pagh:
: There is no reason to believe we can't have two adverbials in a sentence. I
: do it all the time. Unfortunately, I can't think of a canon example with two
: adverbials right now.
That's my cue...
batlh maHeghbej 'ej yo' qIjDaq vavpu'ma' DImuv. pa' reH maSuvtaHqu'
Then we die with honor and join our fathers in the Black Fleet where
we battle forever. (Anthem)
{pa'} "there(abouts)" is a noun in Klingon, not an adverb as in English,
though notice that it's in the adverbial slot at the head of the clause.
DaHjaj nom Soppu'
Today they ate quickly. TKD
{DaHjaj} is likewise a noun in Klingon. But again, note its position in
the sentence.
qen 'arlogh Qoylu'pu'?
Recently, how many times has someone heard it?
(i.e. "What time is it?") MO on st.klingon 2/99]
Hmmm... would {'arlogh} be considered an adverbial in Klingon?
DujHod's idea of repeating/rephrasing has been done by Okrand in the
Hallmark BoP commercial:
pIj maSuvpu', batlh maSuvpu' 'ej maQapbejta'!
In our many battles, we have fought with honor and achieved VICTORY!
(N.B. the Klingon punctuation is uncertain. This may be two, or even
three, short sentences in the script.)
Oddly, though, clear Okrandian examples of two adverbials at the head of a
clause are very rare. (There may be more in KGT; I still haven't
transcribed all the examples therein.) It may be a matter of one man's
style, not grammar.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons