tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Aug 16 00:36:18 2001
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RE: KLBC: parHa'
When I first looked at this, I thought that Okrand had written a most
controversial sentence:
{jarlIj qaq nuq?}
It is only later that I could get enough context to figure out that the
person writing Okrand had written that question. His answer was much more
along the lines of what we've come to understand as the best way to ask the
question.
I just wanted to note this so beginners wouldn't read it and get as confused
as I started out being, but lacking the context to figure out the part
Okrand DIDN'T write.
charghwI'
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Boozer [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 3:16 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: KLBC: parHa'
...
> And just to be thorough, we also have the verbs {qaq} and {maS},
> both discussed
> by Okrand on st.klingon:
>
> the answer to the question {jarlIj qaq nuq?} ("What is your
> preferable month?") would presumably be a definition of your
> favorite month. ... What you really mean to ask is something
> like "Of all the months, which one do you prefer?" ... You
> use {qaq}, "be preferable", adjectivally ({jarlIj qaq} is
> "your preferable month"). I think what you mean is better
> expressed by using the verb {maS} "prefer} with you as the
> subject {jar DamaSqu'bogh yIngu'} "What/Which is your
> favorite month?" ("Identify the month that you very much
> prefer!")
>
> In other words, "Which month do you like best?"
>
>
>
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