tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jul 31 22:01:03 1999
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ghel pI'lo / KLBC
#1) <ghaHbejbe'> or <ghaHbe'bej> = he/she is certainly not
do both work?
#2) <pov 'ej val 'ej yoH jupwI'.> = My friend is excellent, smart &
brave.
does this work, or do I have to repeat the subject?
#3) I could not find "be tall". <runbe'> = be not short, does
<runHa'> mean be tall? or does it mean not be short anymore?
I am confused as to the difference between -be' and -Ha'. I understand
-be' as to mean "not"+verb. I *think* then that -Ha' means the
equivalent of using the prefixes, dis- or un- like appear/disappear,
dress/undress.
I've seen people use <muSHa'> to mean something like <love> If muSbe'
means "not hate" consequently does muSHa' mean love? Or does it mean
"used to hate but not any longer"? Can the -Ha' suffix also mean
"opposite of/reverse concept" of the verb? Is -Ha' sometimes a stronger
form of -be'?
In a previous post I brought up the question of ecdysiasts at work..
<jechchaj tuQbe' mI'wI'pu'>. the dancers are not wearing their costumes.
but if I wanted to mean that the dancers had stripped from their
costumes would it be <jechchaj tuQHa' mI'wI'pu'>? To be clear on the
meaning would I have to stick a -egh & -moH in the sentence?
chay' mu'tlheghvam vI'ta'?
I look forward to any enlightenment. Satlho'. Pillow
ps. my Klingon name is pI'lo, a pun on "to be fat". pIl'o' was pointed
out to me as a pun on "motivated butt" (as an aerobics instructor/person
with waaay too many hobbies) Is it permissible to change one's name?
(what would be a good way of saying, "she who should be doing
chores, but procrastinates by studying tlhIngan Hol") }}};-)