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Re: obtuse question



jatlh SuStel:
>  tay'taHghach boSIQjaj.
>  May you endure continued togetherness.
 
jatlh quljIb:
> Good point. Forgot that <-ghach> forms a noun.  In which case <tay'ghachraj
> taHjaj> "May your togetherness (i.e., marriage) endure."
 
jatlh SuStel:
> No.  First of all, you wouldn't put /-ghach/ on a verb without already
> having another verb suffix on it.  Klingons consider this to be a marked
> word.  Imagine someone used the word "collapsation."  You know what they
> mean, and it appears to follow the rules of English, yet it isn't right.
> This is the effect that /tay'ghach/ has for Klingons.  You need another verb
> suffix first.
 
Ah. DaH vIyaj.

quljIb


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