tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 01 13:50:06 2002
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Re: be "something"
Quvar wrote:
> > So this means that every time I want to tell somebody to be something, I
> > have to add {-'eghmoH}.
> > To tell someone "Be (adjective)!" I need to say "cause yourself to be
> > (adj.)!". Right?
SuStel:
>HIja'!
>(Though technically, they're verbs, not adjectives.)
Just how often do you order someone to do this? Hmm ... "Be green!" <g>
Another option is to use the verb {Da} "behave as, act in the manner
of". There's an example in TKD:
nepwI' Daba'
He is obviously lying.
("He is obviously behaving as a liar.")
So if you want to say, for example, "Don't be silly!" (although I can't
imagine ever saying this to a Klingon!):
DoghwI' yIDaQo'
Don't act as a silly/foolish person!
Don't behave as a fool.
Don't be a fool.
which is a lot easier to say than:
yIDogh'eghmoHQo'
Don't cause yourself to become silly/foolish!
BTW, you can also use {-choH} "change in state/direction" with such
qualities. E.g.:
yItamchoH
Be quiet! (Become quiet!) TKD
bIboH. yIjotchoH!
You're impatient. Calm down! KGT
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons