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RE: KLBC / Alaskan qepHom



jIjatlh:
> majQa'! pe'vIl mu'qaDmey tIbach! ghIj qet jaghmeyjaj!

> I am confused on the parsing of <ghIj  qet  jaghmeyjaj!>

> I know that in toasting the <jaj> acts a little backward,
> but isn't this a verb suffix tacked on "enemies all over
> the place"? Is <ghIj> "they be scared" and <qet > "they
> run" the verb "run" + "scared" acting as a adverb or an
> adjective? Is "your enemies" the subject?    jImISlaw'.

bImISba'. 'ach qay'be'.

It's an archaic expression found in TKW. It is completely ungrammatical, at
least by modern standards. It means "May the enemies run in fear!". Just for
fun, try to translate it into modern Klingon and see how close you get to
Okrand - he supplies the modern equivalent in the description.


pagh
Beginners' Grammarian



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