tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Aug 28 03:51:19 2000
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Re: [KLBC] [The Raven] Uff! :)
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- Subject: Re: [KLBC] [The Raven] Uff! :)
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 06:50:50 EDT
jIjatlh:
>{*Lenore* chIlmo'} seems to mean something like "because Lenore is
>lost," but there is no subject in this clause.
Tremal-Naik:
>You're right... I'm confusing with chIl and I used it as an adjective.
>Is correct "*Lenore* chIllu'mo'"
Yes! Perfect.
ghel Tremal-Naik:
>(in this case chIl assume the passive
>form?).
Well, more or less. Technically speaking, Klingon does not have a
passive voice--all clauses are in what we might call the active voice.
However, clauses with {-lu'} are often translated into English using the
passive voice.
jIH:
>I'm not sure {chIl}
>("lose, misplace") is appropriate in this context.
Tremal-Naik:
>I've got the same doubt.
Instead of {*Lenore* chIllu'mo'}, consider something like {DachtaHmo'
*Lenore*} ("because Lenore is absent").
Tremal-Naik:
>Thanks! :) But there are a lot of part still... :)))
I'll keep correcting them until you (or someone else) get tired of
listening to me!