tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Aug 14 13:18:23 2001
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RE: qep'a'vo' jIchegh
Lawrence wrote:
: > Dub tlhIngon Hol laHwIj...
:
: I never thought to consider that {Dub} was transitive, but it has been
: pointed out that the only canonical examples we have are transitive. So,
For those interested, the examples are:
SuvwI' vI' Dub naQvam 'ej ray' HopDaq bachlu'meH chuqna'
ghurmoH naQvam
This serves to steady the aim of a warrior and increase
the effective range for distance targeting. S14
DuraS tuq tlhIngan yejquv patlh luDub 'e' reH lunIDtaH DuraS
be'nI'pu' lurSa' be'etor je.
The sisters of the House of Duras, Lursa and B'Etor, are constantly
seeking a higher standing for the House of Duras within the Klingon
High Council. S26
: either attribute this to some very obscure regional dialect, or recast it
: as:
Okrand discussed {Dub} "improve" passim when he introduced us to the verb
{rach} on startrek.klingon (10/20/1998):
"The verb {rach} has been translated variously as 'invigorate', 'fortify', and
'strengthen' ... When used in reference to a person, the verb {rach} suggests
an improvement in health; when used in reference to an inanimate object, say, a
mechanical device or the hull of a ship, {rach} also implies improvement or
betterment. rach is to be distinguished from {tI'} 'repair' in two ways:
(1) {tI'} is generally not applied to living beings;
(2) {tI'} suggests restoration to a previous state, not necessarily
improvement. {rach} is also to be distinguished from {Dub} 'improve', which
seems to be used primarily when what is being enhanced is of a more abstract
nature (as when one improves or increases one's status, skill, understanding,
etc.)."
: tlhIngan Hol laHwIj vIDubta'
qaHoy'.
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