tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Sep 21 07:56:56 2000
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Re: KLBC: SanuQmeH jabbI'IDghom vIchegh.
- From: Marc Ruehlaender <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: SanuQmeH jabbI'IDghom vIchegh.
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 09:56:32 CDT
> jatlh tuv'el:
> > tlhIngan Hol jatlhmeH laHwIj HochHom vISuqHa'pu'.
> > "I have lost most of my ability to speak Klingon."
> >
jang taD:
> As peHruS pointed out a while ago, it's a good idea to use a verb prefix on
> {jatlhmeH}.
> {tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhmeH laHwIj HochHom...} "...most of my ability to speak
> Klingon", or literally "...most of my ability-for-me-to-speak-Klingon"
>
this looks to me a little strange, I'd use either vI- *or* -wIj, not
both... how could you have "her ability-for-me-to-speak-Klingon" or
"my ability-for-you-to-speak-Klingon" etc.? I see {tlhIngan Hol
jatlhmeH laH} as a noun phrase meaning "the ability to speak Klingon"
and thus the way tuv'el chose to denote who is able seems to be
sufficient without a need to indicate who is speaking. Of course
this seems like a good use for -ghach: {tlhIngan Hol jatlhlaHghachwIj}
(again, no vI- here for me) "my being able to speak Klingon"
Marc Ruehlaender
aka HomDoq
[email protected]