tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Apr 19 11:20:32 2000
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RE: KLBC: Hov Ha'DIbaH je lut
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC: Hov Ha'DIbaH je lut
- Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:22:41 -0700
jatlh Eodrakken:
>>> HovDaq leghnIS qatlh 'oH chaw'be' Qunpu' 'e' SIv.
>>> yInchugh Qunpu'! mobtaH 'e' Qub.
jIjatlh:
>> As charghwI' has said, <SIv> doesn't work this way.
>> You'll have to rephrase this to make sense out of it.
> HovDaq leghtaHvIS luchoHlaHbe' Qunpu' 'e' QublaH 'ej
> meq lughaj chaH 'e' SIvlaH.
> Good grief, I'm stupid. I meant to type QubtaH and SIvtaH.
> ::shakes head::
You also meant <luchoHbe'taH>, I think. Instead of <HovDaq leghtaHvIS>,
which doesn't really work, try <Hov bejtaHvIS>.
The rest is good. You might want to add an extra pronoun somewhere in the
beginning for clarity. How about:
Hov bejtaHvIS, 'oH luchoHlaHbe' Qunpu' . . .
> =While he was looking at the star, he was thinking
> that the gods did not change it, and wondering
> whether they had a reason.
> How's that?
maj.
pagh
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