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Re: I need your help!



qep'a javDIchDaq jatlh Seqram:  mIwvetlh wIlo'laH pagh wIlo'laHbe' 'e'
wISovchu'be'.  wuqlu' rIntaHbe'.

*news* chu' wISov'a'?

maja'chuqtaHvIS QAO vIlo'qangbe' je jIH.

peHruS

"Andeen, Eric" wrote:

> jatlh reghIyna':
>
>
> > vaj, chay' De'wI' vIlo' qaQIjmeH, DaH tlhIngan Hol vIjatlh,
> > vaj qajatlhtaHvIS, tlhIngan Hol vIlo'laH 'ej vaj vIghojlaH.
>
> maj. You can't really use <chay'> this way, though. In English we can ask
> "How do I use a computer?" as a question, and we can also say "I know how to
> use a computer". In Klingon, <chay'> can only be used to ask a question.
>
> Since "how" usually describes a process, a common way to say this sort of
> thing in Klingon is to use <mIw> with a <-meH> clause. Instead of your
> <chay' De'wI' vIlo'>, you could say <De'wI' vIlo'meH mIw> - "the process in
> order that I use a computer" or "the process for me to use a computer".
>



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