tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 17 13:24:26 2000
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RE: [KLBC] Doubt with nuq and 'Iv
Tremal-Naik asked:
> If I want to say:
> Which officer you have killed?
> Is right:
> nuq yaS DaHoHta'?
> Or I must use 'Iv instead of nuq [...]?
pagh:
: You can't really use <nuq> *or* <'Iv>. The problem is that <nuq> and <yaS>
: can't be used with a noun like this. The normal Klingon way to do this is to
: avoid asking a question entirely:
:
: yaS DaHoHta'bogh yIngu' - Identify the officer you killed.
: qama'pu' HoHta'bogh yaS yIngu' - Identify the officer who
: killed the prisoner.
For those curious, this isn't just pagh's opinion but Okrand's, which he posted
on the startrek.klingon newsgroup:
jar DamaSqu'bogh yIngu'
What/which is your favorite month?
("Identify the month that you very much prefer!") (st.k)
Daq DaDabbogh yIngu'
Identify the place where you live (i.e. Where do you live?)
["Perhaps a translation such as 'Identify the place that you
live at' or 'Identify the place that you inhabit' is more
revealing."] (st.k 7/99)
He then used it in _Klingon for the Galactic Traveller_ (which Tremal doesn't
have yet):
nuH DaneHbogh yIngu'!
Which weapon do you want?
("Identify the weapon that you want!") KGT
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons