tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 15 15:01:31 2002
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Re: help with "Floreat Majestas"
- From: Captain Krankor <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: help with "Floreat Majestas"
- Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 15:01:27 -0400
> > > > nob "give"
> > > > nobHa' "ungive", "give back"
> > > >
> > > I might be missing something here so forgive me for asking but wouldn't
> > > [nobHa'], be "take", "take back" as well as "ungive" rather than "give
> > > back"?
> >
> > It could certainly mean "take back". Context would presumably make the
> > intended meaning clear.
> >
> > > If it could mean "give back" how would the following work (assuming it's
> > > correct anyway):
> > >
> > > taj nob SuvwI' vaj taj nobHa' SuvwI'
> >
> > Well, I'm not sure what this would mean. Certainly one could come up with
> > a context in which it would make sense, but lacking a context it's a
> little
> > hard to understand. It would be more comprehensible, methinks, with ghIq
> > instead of vaj.
>
> Methinks you are correct.. For context (missing because I wasn't sure if it
> was right)
>
> nenwI'HeyvaD taj nob SuvwI' ghIq chaghmo' puqna'vo' taj nobHa' SuvwI'
>
> "The Warrior gave a knife to the apparent adult then because he dropped it
> the warrior took it back from the definite child"
Sure, now I buy it. I see no problem with it.
> But after reading Will's email on the subject I'm not so certain the idea
> even holds up as it involves taking back.
Don't be so quick to rush to judgement. I haven't disputed Will on
this yet. {{;-) Suffice it to say for now that I, for one, don't buy his
interpretation.
> Q. Can I use -vo' in this manner?
In which manner? You lost me here. In the manner you used it above?
Certainly!
--Krankor