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RE: KLBC: mu'tlheghmey chu' vIgher 'e' vIqeqlI'



jatlh tuv'el:

> KLBC: mu'tlheghmey chu' vIgher 'e' vIqeqlI'.
> 
> I am practicing writing new sentences.

maj. The <-lI'> on <qeq> doesn't belong - remember the rule about type 7
suffixes on verbs after <'e'>. You could easily put it onto the first verb.

I also think <qon> would be better than <gher> here. <gher> refers to
compiling information already in existence, while <qon> is more about
recording your own ideas.

> jolvoy'mey tIchu'beHchoH!
> Get the transporter ionizer units ready to engage!

As much as I appreciate the opportunity to use <-beH>, it doesn't quite work
here. The subject of <chu'> is the person doing the activating rather than
the device itself, so the appropriate type two suffix should be <-rup>.
<jolvoy'mey tIchu'rupchoH> would mean "get ready to engage the TIU's".

However, if you stick a <-moH> on the verb, then you may be able to use
<-beH>: <jolvoy'mey tIchu'beHchoHmoH>. This is fairly mind bending, and I'm
not sure if it works . . .

> chetIch!  lo'laHbe'ghachraj tlhIv wIHarQo'! 
> You insult us!  We can't believe your insubordinate worthlessness!

majQa'. pIjHa' moHaq <che-> lo'lu'. narghDI' lo'meH 'eb, nargh 'e'
vIchaw'Qo'. 

(NOTE: pun with <nargh> - look up both meanings).

> pe'elQo'!
> Don't go in!

maj. Related words: <yong> - "get in"; <lIt> - "get on"; <tIj> - "board". 

> chanvo' jIghoSpu'.
> I have come from east of here.

maj. You could also say <chanvo' vIghoSpu'> for a very similar meaning,
although I'd have to take a look at Okrand's HolQeD interview to tell you
what the difference is.


pagh
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