tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 03 11:19:24 2000
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RE: nuq Daq bom tavam? / KLBC
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: nuq Daq bom tavam? / KLBC
- Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:21:28 -0700
jalth pIl'o':
> <'Iv maH> bom ta vIneH.
> (is <ta> the right noun to use here?)
QIjchu'ta'mo' Voragh, jIjatlh neH <HIja'>.
> mu'mey vIghaj 'ach bomvam
> vIghojlaHmeH bom wab vIHutlh.
Do'Ha'. bomvam qonta'mo' HoD Qanqor, ta ghajchugh vay', vaj ghaytan ghaj
HoD. jISovchu'be'.
And a subtle grammar point: you've basically said "In order to learn, I lack
(the recording)". It seems to go with the natural way <-meH> substitutes for
English phrases, but if you stop to think about it, it doesn't really work.
You don't lack in order to learn; you can't learn because you lack. Instead,
say what you need to do in order to learn:
... bomvam vIghojlaHmeH bom QoQ vIQoynIS.
pagh
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