tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 17 15:54:54 1999

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Re: 'Iv jIH?



On Wed, 17 Mar 1999 01:36:12 -0800 (PST) Zrajm C Akfohg 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On 17-Mar-99, [email protected] wrote:
> > In a message dated 3/16/1999 3:21:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> > [email protected] writes:
> 
> > << >> *Zrajm* lupong jupwI'.
> > 
> >> ponglIj jatlhlaHchu'be' tlhInganpu'.
> > 
> > bIlugh 'ach pongwIj vIwuqbe'pu'.
> > *maHvatlh* jIpong'egh, wa'Hu' vIwuqta'. >>
> > =====================================
> 
> > The middle line should have been {ponglIj lujatlhlaHchu'be' tlhInganpu'}.
> > Because the subject is plural and the object is singular, the verb
> > pronominal prefix {lu-} is necessary. Welcome to our list. I'm glad to see
> > messages in Klingon from more and more people.
> 
> bIlugh.
> HIvqa' veqlargh.

qatlh bItlhoj? jIQagh jIH. jIH muHIvpu' veqlargh!

> choja'pu', 'e' QaQ.

Note that you have the pronoun {'e'} acting as OBJECT of the 
verb {QaQ}. Think about that for a minute.

> > yIqeqtaH.  QInmey law' tIlab.  vIlaDtaHvIS jIQuch.
> 
> HolwIj vIDubchugh QInmey vIchennISmoH.
> tlhIHvaD jIlab.
> qay'be'.

maj. yItaH!

> > peHruS
> 
> 
> /maHvatlh, *'upSala'*ngan
> 
> tlhIngan HolvaD lIS *'upSala'*.
> lo'lu'chugh *Sweden*ngan Hol, vaj jatlhlu' <<Uppsala>>.

Note: "*Sweden*ngan Hol" appears to be the subject of 
{lo'lu'chugh}, but {-lu'} indicates an indefinite subject.

> rurbej cha' mu'meyvam.
>
> -- 
>    Zrajm C Akfohg    www.come.to/dark   Tel:018-500911
>    Uppsala, Sweden   [email protected]    ICQ:16769663
> 

charghwI' 'utlh




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