tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 09 13:59:03 2000
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Re: (KLBC) 'e' as a subject
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: (KLBC) 'e' as a subject
- Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 16:58:30 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
- Priority: NORMAL
On Wed, 9 Feb 2000 14:17:30 EST [email protected] wrote:
> jatlh charghwI':
> >paq nIHbogh nuv'e' vIghovbe'.
> >I didn't recognize the man who took the book.
> >or
> >I didn't recognize who took the book.
> 
> Would {paq nIHwI' vIghovbe'} work?
 
Definitely, this is good. I was specifically trying to show 
how relative clauses can be done in Klingon, so I used 
{-bogh} where it might work and showed other ways where it 
wouldn't work, but you've done a fine job of proving my 
point. Clarity of meaning is more important than sticking 
with one particular grammatical construction.
 
> - DujHoD
charghwI'