tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 19 07:52:28 1999
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RE: KLBC Another simple one.
- From: Banks Sgt Christopher J <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC Another simple one.
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 07:39:53 -0800
You have angered me.
jIH tuQeH...something. Past tense. How is past tense expressed? I
know I've seen it before, but I can't seem to find it now. Was I even close?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Ruehlaender [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 7:34 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: KLBC Help with a word...
>
>
>
> ja' pagh:
> > najlu'chu'DI', wanI' Dun law' yuch Dun puS.
> >
> > So what this literally means is "When one dreams perfectly,
> the event is
> > better than chocolate". By far the best way to translate it
> into English is:
> > "A good dream is better than chocolate".
> >
> this is really bugging me :(
>
> the way I'd interpret sentences like this is:
> "the event (whatever it may be) is better than chocolate,
> but this statement is true only at those times when one
> dreams perfectly"
>
> jInaj. vaj qaja'laH <<wanI'vam Dun law', yuch Dun puS.>>
> I have dreamt/I dreamed. Therefore I can tell you:
> "This is greater than chocolate."
>
> Marc Ruehlaender
> aka HomDoq
> [email protected]
>