tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 29 15:04:52 2001
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Re: Patience makes perfect
- From: Qov <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Patience makes perfect
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:05:03 -0800
lab pagh-le'
>> Try:
>> mu'mey puS vISov - I know few words.
>> mu'meyvetlh puS vISov - I know a few of those words.
>> Qov
>
>toH! qatlho'.
nIboQmo' mu'meywIj jIbel.
[I'm pleased my words helped you.]
>tlhIngan Hol vIQatlhmoH,
maj. That's a construction that shows you're starting to think in Klingon
a little bit. The right prefix, a good verb suffix, and proper word order.
>'ach tlhIngan Hol nap.
>
>(I make Klingon language complicated, but Klingon language is simple.)
napchu'be'. mu'tlheghlIj 'ay' cha'DIch yInuD.
[It's not completely simple. Examine the second part of your sentence.]
It says "... but simple Klingon language."
How do you change it to read "Klingon language is simple"?
(Remember: Object-Verb-Subject)
If this is confusing you, rememeber that there are two ways to use a "be"
verb.
1. As a verb e.g. jaq Saj - the pet is bold
2. As an adjective e.g. Saj jaq - the bold pet
napHa'laH tlhIngan Hol, 'ach pIj jaS Hol lunapHa'moH taghwI'pu'.
[Klingon can be complex, but often beginners complicate it in different ways.]
bIjangtaHvIS, jabbI'ID pongDaq <KLBC> per yIghItlhqa', vaj laDqa' *taD*.
chu'wI' pab vItI' 'e' vItIvqu', 'ach chutmey vIlobnIS. taD Qu' vIDoQbe'nIS.
[P.S. When you reply, please put "KLBC" back in the subject line so this
will go back to taD. Not that I ever MIND helping with grammar, but I must
obey the rules and stop trespassing on his territory.]
Qov