tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 19 14:54:52 2000
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Re: klbc: abstract nouns
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- Subject: Re: klbc: abstract nouns
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 17:54:13 EDT
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
QIj pagh:
>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.
jang ter'eS:
>Nick Nicholas (I think) used to suggest phrases using {Dotlh}, eg.
>{Dotlh Doq} 'red status = redness".
An interesting idea, but I can easily see a beginner starting to use
this idea too much. Although this is appropriate for some situations,
pagh's suggestion almost always works, if you think hard enough.
DujHoD