tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 19 11:32:17 2000
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RE: klbc: abstract nouns
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- Subject: RE: klbc: abstract nouns
- Date: Mon Jun 19 14:31:54 2000
ghItlh pagh:
>jatlh lay'tel SIvten:
> > I thought I asked this a couple weeks ago, but after not getting
> > an answer after a while, I find that maybe it never got sent.
> > The question is: How does one make abstract nouns in Klingon from
> > adjectives or other nouns?
> > I.e., redness < red
> Good question. The easiest answer is this: usually one does not. If you want
> to say "Visine removes redness from eyes", you would probably say <mInDu'
> Doqbe'moH *Visine*>. In general, if you feel you *need* to make an abstract
> noun out of a verb, you probably haven't thought long enough about waht
> you're trying to say.
> There are of course exceptions, and a common tool for these is <-ghach>.
> <-ghach> basically turns a verb into a noun. Canon examples of <-ghach>
> include <naDHa'ghach> - "discommendation", <naDqa'ghach> -
> "re-commendation", and <quvHa'ghach> - "dishonor". <-ghach> should only be
> used on verbs with another suffix; using <-ghach> on a bare verb stem is
> considered "marked" usage - it sounds weird.
Nick Nicholas (I think) used to suggest phrases using {Dotlh}, eg. {Dotlh Doq} 'red status = redness".
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