tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 09 12:55:57 1999
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Re: KLBC: Verb for "Need"
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- Subject: Re: KLBC: Verb for "Need"
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 15:54:16 EDT
vIjatlh:
>Since there is no Klingon verb for "need" (as far as I can find),
jatlh quljIb:
>This raises an interesting question for me: How does one convey the idea
>that you *ought* to do something? Use <-nIS>?
How about:
bIvang 'e' vIchup.
I suggest that you take action.
for "You ought to take action." Or perhaps:
bIvangchugh QaQchoH ghu'.
If you take action, the situation will become good.
Of course, this last one only works in certain contexts.
- DujHoD