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RE: (KLBC) Da Vinci

• From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
• Subject: RE: (KLBC) Da Vinci
• Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 19:21:06 -0700

jatlh ghaHbe'wI':

> I found a sentence from Maese Da Vinci which I believe can really be 
> applied to {tlhIngan Hol}:
>
> - "noblest pleasure is the joy of understand"
>
> I translate it as:
>
> - {yajlu'taHvIS tIvlI'ghach 'oH bel quvqu''e'}
> literally: a very noble pleasure is enjoying while understanding
>
> But this sentence doesn't fit to me as right.
> Can anybody help me?

You're pretty close, but the <tIvlI'ghach> makes it grate a bit. I would
probably say:

yajmo' vay' QuchDI', belvetlh 'oH bel quvqu''e'.


pagh
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