tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Mar 22 13:38:54 1999
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RE: vavwI'
quljIb:
: > I see my mistake. I ment to write {Sovbe' puSbogh nuvpu'}.
pagh:
: That would have been fine, but the <-bogh> is unnecessary here. It's like
: the difference between "the children who are hungry" and "the hungry
: children". The former is longer and more deliberate, and might be used in
: some context when the author was trying to make a point. The latter is
: simpler and would overwhelmingly be used in conversation. They both mean the
: same thing.
:
: .. Sovbe' nuvpu' puS.
Since the plural marker is optional in Klingon, you can simplify this
further to:
Sovbe' nuv puS.
... though you don't have to; it's just a matter of personal preference.
Okrand has done it both ways in fact:
pIpyuS pach DaSop DaneHchugh pIpyuS puS DaghornIS
If you want to eat pipius claw, you'll have to break a few pipiuses. TKW
qagh, ro'qegh'Iwchab, targh tIq Sop 'e' lungIl Humanpu' puS
Few humans dare to eat gagh, rokeg blood pie, or heart of targ. S21
Ditto for {law'}:
chIch vay' 'oy'moHmeH 'oy'naQ 'ul law' tlhuD 'oH
Painstiks ... emit a highly-charged shock for the express purpose of
inflicting pain. S32
HoS law'qu' luch law'qu' je lo' Duj nuH pat Hub pat je
A huge amount of the ship's power and technology is devoted to its weapons
grid and defensive systems. SP3
HoS law'qu' natlhmo' So'wI'
Due to the tremendous energy drain of a cloaking device... S33
tlhIngan Dujmey law'qu' SommeyDaq batlh cha'lu'
[It] has been emblazoned upon the hulls of countless Klingon starships. SP1
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons