tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Sep 11 17:05:59 2003
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Re: Re[2]: How to convert a noun to a verb???
- From: Lieven (Quvar valer) <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Re[2]: How to convert a noun to a verb???
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:48:20 +0200
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
ghItlh DWW <[email protected]>:
>yIqIm ngabwI'!
>peqIm tlhingan jup!
capital I in {tlhIngan}
>1) A Klingon says to the spose or to the child
>bangwIj SoH!
a spouse and a child can speak, so you need the possessive suffix {-wI'}
{bangwI' SoH}
"you're my loved one"
>2) A Klingon says to a girl he loves
>qaneH!
very direct, very klingon!
>3) A Klingon says to his bride
>jIHvaD bI'ut!
Never seen this one before. That's nice.
>nuq Sujatlh? maj'a'?
When {nuq} is the object, you need the prefix for "you(pl)-it" which is {bo-}
And besides of that, Marc Okrand has told us that the only appropriate objects for {jatlh} are a
language or a noun describing speech.
So if you ask {nuq bojatlh?} we might just answer {tlhIngan Hol wIjatlh} :-)
>-- DImatlh
>HovpoH 3695.2
Quvar.
Beginners' Grammarian
ghojwI'pu'wI' vISaH
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