tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 02 05:05:40 2001
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Re: KLBC: Qov qeqmeH mu'tlheghmey
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: Qov qeqmeH mu'tlheghmey
- Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 05:07:25 -0700
lab Michael A. Stumpe
>jImughchoH:
>
>"It is said that tribbles can navigate perfectly."
>chIjlaHchu' yIHmey net jatlh.
maj.
>"In order to test that theory, we placed forty tribbles on the
>starship."
>ngervetlh wIwaHmeH 'ejDo'Daq loSmaH yIHmey DIlanpu'.
I accept your argument against tob, but having rejected tob, I'd recommend
Daj. I would translate /nger wIwaH/ as "we sample the theory." Being that
this is the step by step description of the experiment, I see no reason for
the perfective here.
>"The tribbles refused to cooperate."
>jIjQo' yIHmey.
maj.
>"This situation frustrated us."
>numoghmoH ghu'vam.
maj.
>"If you saw us pleading to the tribbles, you would laugh."
>yIHmey DIqoy' 'e' Daleghchugh, bIHagh.
The gloss of qoy' is "beg, plead" without a "to." I would make this
/yIHmeyvaD maqoy'/.
>"Those stupid tribbles would frustrate you, too."
>Qu'vam Data'nISchugh, nImoghmoH je yIHmeyvetlh QIp.
majQa'. I admit that I didn't consider the need for the extra phrase to
make this clear. You have solved that problem well.
>"Before the experiment ended, we had seven thousand tribbles."
>mevpa' ngong, SochSaD yIHmey DIghaj.
I don't usually write multiple thousands as one word. /loS SanID Hugh/
from canon, and all.
>"We could not find one tribble that could calculate a parallel course."
>HeDon SImlaHbogh wa' yIH'e' wISamlaHbe'.
maj.
>"Ferengis are smarter than tribbles."
>verenganpu' val law' yIHmey val puS.
majQa'.
>jIQIjchoH:
>
> mu'tlhegh cha'DIch vImughmeH, <waH> vIlo'pu'. <tob> vIlo'be', yapbe'mo'
> wa' ngong tobmeH vay'. yapbe' 'uy' ngongmey tobmeH vay'.
yaplaH wa'. nger tobHa'laH wa' De'Hom.
> mumevmoH mu'tlhegh wejDIch. vImughlaHbe'chu', 'ach jInIDpu'. 'op
> mu'tlheghmeyvam rarlu'mo' poH qellu'DI', Segh Soch wot mojaq vIlo'be'
> Hoch mu'tlheghmey vImughtaHvIS.
I could have presented the same set of sentences in the future tense, and
would have expected the same translations. Klingon doesn't distingush.
>QInvam 'ay' Qav: QInvam leghlu'chugh neH, DIvI' Hol vIghojmeH
>jIqonlaw'!
teHbe'. cha' ben BG jIHtaHvIS, DIvI' Hol mu'tlheghmeywIj QIp mughtaH Hoch
ghojwI'pu'. :) ghojwI'vaD Qu' qar wIvmeH Qu' vItIv. SoHvaD
mu'tlheghmeyvetlh vIqonpu'DI', jIjatlh: qatlh ghaHvaD QatlhwI'mey Danob?
'ach DujlIj vIlo' 'ej DujwIj vIvoq. Data'. majQa'. laHlIj Sachlaw'ta'
Qu'.
Qov