tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 29 20:44:10 2002
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RE: KLBC: T'Anna/ nu translation
> > > :)My family name is Kirk.
> > > :)Kirk pongwI' qorDu'.
> >
> > This sentence needs a verb. In TKD you will find a
> > section that talks
> > about "pronoun as to-be".
> >
> > tlhIngan maH - we are klingon. The pronoun maH "we"
> > is being used as a
> > verb "we are".
> > When pronouns are used in this way, if there is a
> > noun in the Subject slot, you
> > have to add the suffix -'e' on the subject. Now
> > before I loose you here, let's
> > look at some examples.
> >
> > Kirk 'oH qorDu'wIj pong'e' - The name of my
> > family, IT is Kirk.
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> :)Although I had been wishing to learn how to
> :)say, the above phrase.
Now you know. :)
Do you see how I came up with this?
Shall we continue the lessons with this idea of "pronoun as to-be"?
DloraH, BG