tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 10 07:24:48 2002
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Re: KLBC Help with phrasing
DloraH-
As regards your smart-arsed comment about Klingon letters' being
pronounced as they are spelled, I can instruct you on several instances of
Klingon in which this is not the case, if you wish.
Best Regards,
tar lungHom Quch
----- Original Message -----
From: "DloraH" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 8:09 PM
Subject: RE: KLBC Help with phrasing
>
> > wa'Hu' tlhoy' toStaHvIS, bong HoH'egh mangHom QIp.
> > (Yesterday, while climbing the wall, the stupid cadet accidentally
> > killed himself)
>
> maj.
>
>
> > DaHjaj molpu' porgh qaw'lu'meH lo'bogh.
> > (Today the body, which was used as a reminder, was buried.
>
> Keep track of the subjects and objects.
>
> mol is "bury", not "be buried". I believe the corpse would be the object.
> The subject would be the one using the shovel.
>
> "remember" - qaw. No '.
>
> DaHjaj qawlu'meH porgh lo'lu'bogh mollu'.
>
>
> > I used -pu' because now, at the time, the body is buried.
>
> DaHjaj ... molpu'
> "Today ... it had already been buried."
>
> If it's put into the ground in the period of the time-stamp, don't
use -pu'
> ... or -ta'.
>
>
> > I have tried to think of a way to make it 2 shorter sentences - is this
> > better (even with a conjuction)?
> >
> > qaw'lu'meH lo'lI' porgh 'ach DaHjaj mol.
> > (The body had been used as a reminder, but was buried today. Not
as
> > strong, but possible)
>
> DaHjaj porgh mollu'. qawlu'meH porgh lo'lu'.
>
>
> We also have the word "corpse" lom.
>
> lom mol
>
>
> DloraH, BG
>