tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Aug 26 09:26:41 2003
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Re: Fear me!
ngabwI' wrote:
>From: <[email protected]>
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> > yIDavIp
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>I get something like "Be afraid to behave (as something)" out of this.
lugh ngabwI'. That's exactly how {-vIp} works according to the examples we
have:
choHoHvIp
you are afraid to kill me TKD
choHoHvIpbe'
you are not afraid to kill me TKD
choHoHbe'vIp
you are afraid to not kill me TKD
nuqIpvIp
they are afraid to hit us TKD
HIHoHvIpQo'
Don't be afraid to kill me! TKD
pIHoHvIpbe'qu'
We are not afraid to kill you TKD
pIHoHvIpqu'be'
We are not afraid to kill you TKD
pIHoHqu'vIpbe'
We are not afraid to kill you. TKD
bIHeghvIpchugh bIHeghpu'
If you are afraid to die, you have already died. TKW
Also, {Da} "behave as, act in the manner of" needs a
complement: behave/act as something. E.g.:
nepwI' Daba'
He is obviously lying. TKD
HaDlu'meH, QuSlu'meH, SuDlu'meH lojmIt Da logh Hop Hut tengchaH.
space station Deep Space Nine is the gateway for the exploration,
intrigue and enterprise ... DS99
yejquv DevwI' moj ghawran 'e' wuqta' cho' 'oDwI' Dapu'bogh janluq
pIqarD HoD.
Gowron... named leader of the High Council by Captain Jean-Luc Picard,
who was acting as Arbiter of Succession. S25
i.e. {nepwI' Da}, {lojmIt Da} and {cho' 'oDwI' Da}.
{vang} "act, take action" might be somewhat better than {Da}: {yIvangvIp}
"Be afraid to act!" and fits in with the proverb:
bI'IQchugh yIvang
If you are sad, act! TKW
I still think, though, that {HIHaj} is the best version offered for the
vague, general "fear me! be afraid of me!" YMMV.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons