tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 09 22:23:52 2000
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RE: KLBC / Alaskan qepHom
- From: "Eric Andeen" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: KLBC / Alaskan qepHom
- Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 23:24:52 -0700
- Importance: Normal
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