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RE: KLBC: is this correct?

• From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
• Subject: RE: KLBC: is this correct?
• Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 15:02:05 -0700

jatlh jeyD:

> Is this the right use of a verb as an adjective?
> 
> QoQ QaQ vI'Ij vIneH.
> 
> QoQ QaQ vI'Ij  'e' vIparHa'qu'.

<QoQ QaQ> is fine for using a verb as an adjective. 

However, <'Ij> is defined as "listen" rather than "listen to", so it really
cannot take an object. Instead, use <Qoy>. This is difficult for English
speakers, since we are so used to the phrase "listen to", but Klingon just
doesn't work this way.


pagh
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