tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 11 04:51:23 2000
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Online Grammar Point
- From: Daniel W Morse <[email protected]>
- Subject: Online Grammar Point
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 05:51:26 -0600
Here is the next easy grammar point:
To change a statement into a question, Klingon adds the suffix -'a' to
the verb. If the verb has other suffixes, the suffix -'a' must be the
last one.
In more advanced terms, Klingon has 9 suffix types, which must be
affixed to a verb in numerical order, with holes in the order being
allowed. -'a' is a type 9 suffix.
betleH ghaj'a' yaS? Does the officer have a bat'leth?
betleH yan'a' puq? Does the child wield a bat'leth?
paq je'be''a' loD? Does the man not buy a book? (Note: the answer
could be "Yes, he does not buy a book.")
veng ghoS'a' be'? Does the woman go to the city?
loD = man, male (noun)
be' = woman, female (noun)
HIja' = yes (exclamation)
ghobe' = no (exclamation)
ghoS = approaches, goes, goes to, goes toward (verb)
veng = city (noun)