tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jul 29 20:23:54 1999
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Re: KLBC
> > [bIjortaH yImevqu'!] ghIchwIj vIja'.
>
> This should be <bIjortaH 'e' yImevqu'!>. Don't forget the <'e'>.
Ooops. choqawmaHmo', qatlho'
>
>
> > qabwIjvo' ghIchvam vIteq vIneH.
>
> 'aw'!
Stings? ghobe'. itches like nachwIjDaq mI'law'taH ghewmey!
ghobe'. what I meant to say is: vetlhvetlh ngaS nachwIj.
>
> > mubuy' ghIch Hut. tlhoS jItlhuHlaHbe'.
>
> <buy'> is a verb meaning "be full". What you want is <teb> - "fill". Marc
> Okrand has said, relating to food, that <buy'> (and presumably <teb>) apply
> to the stomach, not the person, so <nachwIj teb> might better than <muteb>,
> but in this case you may well feel like your whole body is being invaded and
> that <muteb> describes that. Also, I am pretty sure you want <HuH> rather
> than <Hut>.
yeah, HuH. But maybe it's nine kinds of Hell in that vuSHa' Hal.
allergy is not systemic like a virus. How do you express the concept of an
allergy?
I was toying with something using < nga'chuqchoHmoH tI > but it seemed too
weird.
>
>
> > (I wanted to combine the last 2 sentences but couldn't figure
> > how, to use [mubot] as the main verb with [ghIch Hut] as the
> > subject. I figured I'd have to use a type 9 suffix to combine
> > it to [tlhoS jItlhuHlahbe'] would -bogh or -meH be better?
>
> > (I've read TKD 6.2.4 forwards, backward and scrutinized it for
> > hidden messages. I truely believe demons have sucked away my
> > ability to understand purpose clauses.)
>
> It's actually fine as two sentences, but if you want to make it one, you
> can. The suffix you need is in TKD, but it is in the appendix on page 175
> (unless you have the old, first edition blue cover TKD). There is a type
> nine verb suffix <-mo'> which means "because, due to", just like it's noun
> counterpart.
>
> mutebmo' ghIch HuH tlhoS jItlhuHlaHbe'.
>
> laHlIj DaDubchu'lI' jay'! tlhoS jIHarlaHbe'! Qov Darurlaw'.
Golly, Mr. pagh, I think you've overestimated me, but I'm mightily flattered.
Besides, she's much taller than I am. }};-) Pillow
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