tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 21 03:38:20 2002
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Re: "How fat is he?"
- From: Captain Krankor <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: "How fat is he?"
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 03:38:15 -0400
> > > I *immediately* came up with what I think is the "right" way to translate
> > > it in the context you provided:
> > >
> > > cheb 'ar ngI'?
> > > How much does he weigh?
>
> That was my choice as well.
>
> > Here I utterly disagree. That simply does not capture the meaning I
> > was going for. "How much does he weigh?" is not at all the same as
> > "What is the extent of his fatness?" Especially given the Klingon
> > predilection for accuracy, the correct answer to cheb 'ar ngI' would
> > be a number. I like your previous solution much better.
>
> If you don't want a number, then you should go more directly for what you want:
>
> rorqu''a'?
>
> If you want something that is more than a simple yes/no, but not a number, then
> you ask linked yes/no questions in varying degrees:
>
> ror'a'? rorqu''a'? tlhoy ror'a'?
>
> That or scrap the question construction altogether:
>
> rorlaw'. yIDel!
>
> > --Krankor
>
> Will
Will-- ja'chuqtaHghachvam taghmoHpu' QIn vIngeHpu'bogh yIlaDqa'neS.
vuDwIj vIneH, 'ach QInvetlhDaq wa' qech le' vIjatlh 'e' vInID 'ej
qechvetlh Dayajbe'law'. "context"vetlh yIyajchoH 'ej yIjangqa'neS.
tlho'!
--Qanqor