tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Sep 27 19:21:01 2000
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RE: KLBC questions
geH'pu said:
> How would one frase a question in klingon. I know forinstance that in
> french you could add est-ce que to the begining of your sentence. is
> there anything like that in klingon or would you have to change the word
> order?
taD:
: Making a yes/no question in Klingon is simple and doesn't require changing
: the word order. To do so, you add the verb suffix {-'a'} to the end of the
: verb in your statment.
:
: For example, suppose you want to ask "Does the targ eat?"
: First, {Sop targh} is the statement "The targ eats."
: So, to turn it into a yes/no question, you would add {-'a'} to the verb
: {Sop}: {Sop'a' targh} "Does the targ eat?"
:
: If you want to phrase a question that requires an explanation, rather than
: yes/no, you need to use one of the question words (such as {nuq}, {'Iv},
: {ghorgh}, etc.) You can find these explained in TKD on pages 68-70. If you
: have any questions about how any of these words are used, or if you want to
: practice using questions in Klingon, feel free to ask.
And the third way is to use the tag question {qar'a'} "Isn't it? Isn't that
so? Right?"
"Tag questions (ending a statement with a question such as 'right?'
or 'isn't that so?') are formed by using the verb {qar} 'be accurate'
plus the suffix {-'a'} 'interrogative'. This word either follows the
verb or else comes at the end of the sentence." (TKD:179)
Okrand's examples:
De' Sov qar'a' HoD? [or]
De' Sov HoD qar'a'?
The captain knows the information, right? (TKD)
'IH qar'a'?
It's beautiful, isn't it? (CK)
'IH jaj qar'a'?
Beautiful day, isn't it? (PK)
qarDaSnganpu' HIvpu' tlhInganpu' qar'a'? [or]
qarDaSnganpu' HIvpu' qar'a' tlhInganpu'?
The Klingons have attacked the Cardassians, right? (KGT)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons