tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Nov 15 16:40:36 1999
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RE: KLBC Help with a word...
- From: "d'Armond Speers" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC Help with a word...
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 17:39:31 -0700
> Does a word exist for ' dream ' (n) ? I saw the verb in TKD, but have seen
no
> indication that it can also be used as a noun. Yet I know that Worf was in
a
> cave, seeking a vision/dream of Kahless. Has such a word for dream or
vision
> been discovered/located/engineered ?
pagh seems unable to access his e-mail at the moment, so pardon me for
stepping into his turf. It's okay, I'm a former BG; don't try this at home.
You'll find that Klingon is very action-oriented, and therefore
verb-centric. If you're looking for a noun where a Klingon verb exists, try
to re-cast your idea to make use of the verb. English is very noun-centric,
so it's easy to forget this when translating from English to Klingon.
For example, "last night I had a dream." {wa'Hu' ram, jInaj}. Just because
the English used a noun, doesn't mean it's the right tool in Klingon.
> juDmoS
--Holtej 'utlh
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