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How {-bogh} works (was Re: Tao Te Ching Chp. 81)

Steven Boozer ([email protected]) [KLI Member] 

'ISqu':
>>In {law'taH vay' ghajbogh} the subject is {vay' ghajbogh}, i.e. 
>>"something which he has". The clause says that something which he has 
>>law'taH, i.e. continues to be numerous. The clause might be rephrased as 
>>{law'taHbogh vay' ghaj}, i.e. he has something that continues to be 
>>numerous. As for {vay' law'taH ghajbogh}, hmmm ... it doesn't seem right.

Lawrence:
>>Ah, that's the difference then. I was parsing {vay' law'taH} as the 
>>object of the phrase, making them the "many somethings" which are 
>>possessed. I never thought to look at it as "something which he has are 
>>many."  And, the more that I look at it, I still can't. The phrase {vay' 
>>ghajbogh} *still* looks to me like it should be translated (badly in 
>>English) as "which he had something" where that something is still the 
>>object. Why wouldn't your phrase be rendered {ghajbogh vay'} for 
>>"something which he had" instead?
>>
>>Clearly I need to spend more time working with {-bogh} because I'm still 
>>not seeing this. Could a BG enlighten me with a few whacks from the 
>>painstick of education?

'ISqu':
>It took me a while to feel comfortable with {-bogh}. I still occasionally 
>get it wrong.

I know the feeling; I still have problems with {-lu'} and {-bogh} used 
together.

'ISqu' has given a very good explanation of her use of {-bogh}, so I'll do 
what I do and give Lawrence the canon to study:

qIppu'bogh yaS
the officer who hit him. TKD

yaS qIppu'bogh
the officer whom he hit. TKD

qIppu'bogh yaS vIlegh
I see the officer who hit him. TKD

mulegh qIppu'bogh yaS
The officer who hit him sees me. TKD

yaS qIppu'bogh vIlegh
I see the officer whom he hit. TKD

mulegh yaS qIppu'bogh
The officer whom he hit sees me. TKD

jIHtaHbogh naDev vISovbe'
I'm lost. TKD
("I don't know the area around here that I'm at." [qoror]

muSuvbogh DoS vIpoQ
I need a target that fights back. ST5

Hov ghajbe'bogh ram rur pegh ghajbe'bogh jaj
A day without secrets is like a night without stars. PK

to'baj 'uS lughoDlu'bogh tIlaj
Accept these stuffed tobbaj legs! PK

matay'DI' vIHtaHbogh bIQ rur mu'qaDmey
Between us, curses run like water. PK

jagh lucharghlu'ta'bogh HuH ghopDu'lIj lungaSjaj
May the bile of the vanquished fill your hands! PK

Qapqu' wovmoHbogh janHommey
It even has working lights! (Hallmark)
["That is, little devices that cause (something) to be light or bright or 
little devices that brighten (something) or little devices that light 
(something) up or the like." (st.k 6/97)]

meQtaHbogh qachDaq Suv qoH neH
Only a fool fights in a burning house. TKW

reH boch qutluch lo'lu'bogh
The used kut'luch is always shiny. TKW

butlh ghajbogh nuv'e' yIHo'
Admire the person with dirt under his fingernails. TKW

vay' DaneHbogh yIchargh
Conquer what you desire. TKW

loghDaq Suvrupbogh SuvwI'pu' chaH Hoch SuvwI'pu''e'
In space, all warriors are cold warriors ("warriors who are ready to 
fight"). TKW

quv Hutlh HoHbogh tlhIngan 'ach qabDaj 'angbe'bogh
A Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honor. TKW

'ang'eghQo' quv Hutlhbogh jagh neH ghobtaHvIS ghaH
Only an enemy without honor refuses to show himself in battle. TKW

yIntaHbogh qagh jablu'DI' reH nIvqu' qagh
Gagh is always best when served live. TKW

'avwI' nejDI' narghta'bogh qama' reH 'avwI' Sambej
When an escaped prisoner looks for a guard, he always finds one. TKW

romuluSngan Sambogh 'ej HoHbogh nejwI'
Romulan hunter-killer probe. KCD

Dajatlhbogh vIyajlaHbe'
I find no match for what you just said. KCD

tajwIj 'oHbe' chorlIj jeqbogh Dochvetlh'e'
That is not my dagger protruding from your midsection. FTG

Hom Hutlhbogh ghab
ghab that lacks bone. KGT

nuH DaneHbogh yIngu'!
Which weapon do you want? ("Identify the weapon that you want!") KGT

Hoch jaghpu'Daj HoHbogh SuvwI' yIvup
"Pity the warrior who slays all his foes." KGT

SuDbogh Dargh 'ej wovbogh
The tea that is SuD and light. KGT

boqrat chej Qevlu'pu'bogh
stewed bokrat liver (lit. "bokrat liver that has been stewed") KGT

Soj vutlu'pu'bogh
food that someone has prepared  KGT

pIpyuS pach HaHlu'pu'bogh
pipius claw that has been marinated, marinated pipius claw. KGT

loS... qIb HeHDaq, 'u' SepmeyDaq Sovbe'lu'bogh lenglu'meH He ghoSlu'bogh 
retlhDaq 'oHtaH
It waits... on the edge of the galaxy, beside a passage to unknown regions 
of the universe. DS99

yIntaHvIS qeylIS'e' lIjlaHbe'bogh vay' batlh 'etlhvam chenmoHlu'pu'
this sword of honor descends from the time of Kahless the Unforgettable. S8

nISwI' HIch motlh HoS Hal qengwI' naQ tIq je lurarlu'bogh 'oH tlhIngan 
nISwI' beH'e'
The Klingon disruptor rifle is a standard hand held disruptor, attached to 
an extended power supply stock. S14

wa'DIch tlhIngan Dujmey luleghlu'pu'bogh rur qItI'nga' Duj tera' vatlh DIS 
poH cha'maH wej HochHom lo'lu'taH
Similar in configuration to the first Klingon vessels encountered, the 
K'Tinga-class remained in use for most of the 23rd century. S15

qorDu'Daj tuq 'oS Ha'quj'e' tuQbogh wo'rIv
The sash that Worf wears is a symbol of his family's house. S20

yIntaHbogh tlhIngan Soj tlhol jablu'DI' tIvqu'lu'
Klingon food is best when served fresh and live. S21

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

Heghpu'bogh tlhIngan mInDu' lupoSmoHlu'
The eyes of the fallen Klingon are opened... S31

Heghpu'bogh latlhpu' ghuHmoH bey. ghoS tlhIngan SuvwI' maq.
This yell... serves to warn the other dead that a Klingon warrior is 
coming. S31

puvtaHbogh Duj ngabmoHlaw' So'wI'
[cloaking device] allowing the ship to fly in a state of practical 
invisibility. S33

ngongmeH wa' DujDaq nuHmey nISbe'bogh So'wI' jomlu'pu'
[A cloaking device which didn't disrupt weaponry was installed in one 
experimental ship.] S33

jar DamaSqu'bogh yIngu'
What/which is your favorite month?
("Identify the month that you very much prefer!") (st.k)
[DamaSqu' "you very much prefer it" plus -bogh "which," the relative-clause 
marker) modifies jar "month" and the whole phrase jar DamaSqu'bogh "the 
month that you very much prefer" is the object of the verb ngu' 
("identify")] (st.klingon)

yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI' Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw
The blood of battle washes clean the warrior brave and true. (Anthem)

loghDaq lupDujHom qoDDaq bIlengtaHvIS, nIbuQbogh novpu' DaSuv
Battle menacing aliens in a shuttlecraft journey through space. STX

jolbogh ghom wa'DIch DamuvlaHmeH De' DaneHchugh, Se'vam yIjIHtaH
Stay tuned for information on how you can be among the first to beam 
aboard! STX

muDDaq 'eDSeHcha lulaQlu'bogh: jav
Atmospheric Take-Off/Landing Thrusters - 6.  KBoP

choH lISbogh Hap'e': cha'pujqut
Reaction Moderating Element - Crystalline Dilithium. KBoP

Daq DaDabbogh yIngu'
Identify the place where you live (i.e. Where do you live?)
["Perhaps a translation such as "Identify the place that you live at" or 
"Identify the place that you inhabit" is more revealing."] (st.k 7/99)

lenglIj lutebjaj lengwIjvaD bel rap, Sov [rap, ngoQ rap je] Danobpu'bogh
May your journey be filled with the same joy, wisdom, and purpose you have 
given mine. (Frasier)



-- 
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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