tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 11 12:06:52 1999
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RE: toH
> > > Try this on for size: {SaqIH 'ej QaQ 'e'} "I meet you and that is good."
> >
> > No, don't. The pronoun {'e'} is used as an object, not as a subject.
> >
> > TKD 6.2.5 p. 65:
> > ----------------
> > They are always treated as the object of the verb, and the verb always takes a prefix
> > indicating a third-person singular object.
>
> Oops! So would just {SaqIH 'ej QaQ} be okay?
We do have some evidence that verbs of quality can be used with unspecified subjects like
this (cf. {Do'Ha'}, {qay'be'}, both from TKD), but it looks ugly to me here. I think it's
usually better to be more specific about what you mean. Maybe it's the {QaQ} I'm
uncomfortable with. I guess I really never thought about what "well met!" meant before.
Also keep in mind that {qIH} can only be used once, the first time you meet someone.
After that, you should use {ghom}.
I believe "well met!" is used a few times in Tolkien. I keep trying to picture Aragorn
bumping into Gandalf (both as Klingons) in the forest (or wherever), and thinking what
Gandalf would say. It always comes down to {majQa'}!
-- Holtej 'utlh
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