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RE: KLBC / DaHjaj: lupwI' DaSmeywIj ghap



jatlh pIl'o':

> Ha'DIbaH 'oHpu'chugh puH DujwIj vaj vIbach.

jIyaj. rut DujwIj vIQaw'qanglaw' jIH.

> tlhoS mevwI'meyDaq baS Hot baS, 'ach vISovbe'chu'pu'.

<mevmoHwI'> would be better for "brakes". I would also drop the <-mey>, but
that is entirely a stylistic thing.

> [vISovchu'be'pu' = "I didn't know how bad it was" vs.
> vISovbe'chu'pu' = "I didn't have a clue that there 
>    was a problem"]

jIyajchu'.

> tugh  QapHa'  loS *struts  wa' *ball joint je'.

ghay'cha'. mu'tlheghvam vIlaDDI' jInogh.

> reH  QaQ  wabDaj.  motlh  muluptaHvIS  vIHotDI'.

maj.

> not bepwI' 'oHtaH DujwIj 'ej reH DujwIj vIvoq.

maj.

> reH QaplaHbej 'ach rut Qapchu'be'.

pupbe' Duj. pup 'e' yIpoQQo'.

> Sabba' 'ej ngo'qu' 'ej Qopbej.

jIyaj. chenDI' DujwIj, wej boghpu' 'op juppu'wI'. ('ej jIQupqu'be' jIH).

> 'ach wej Sovlaw'taH DujwIj qa'.

DaH jIyajbe'. nuq Sov DujlIj qa'? jImIS.

> 'u'majDaq 'oHtaHchugh DujmeyvaD Sto'vo'qor 
> vaj vIHoHqangchu'neS.

This kind of N1-S5 N2 construction is kind of weird. Instead, I would just
use <Duj Sto'vo'qor>. Also, <'u'majDaq Duj Sto'vo'qor tu'lu'chugh ...> would
be better for expressing "If there is ..."

> SKI: pIl'o' anthropomorphizes (is that a word?)

HIja'.


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