tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 09 12:45:54 2004
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Re: more questions on translating words
From: "Regina Reusser" <[email protected]>
> vaj...
> tlhoy "Hov leng" vIbej. (I watch too much Star Trek.)
> tlhoy jIja'. (I talk too much.)
Just a thought (not a correction): might it be that /ja'/ refers to the
actual relating of information through speech, while /jatlh/ refers to
speech in general, even if it is just babbling?
The English phrase "I talk too much" could mean "I babble" or "I say too
many things I shouldn't say." To me, /tlhoy jIja'/ says the latter, while
/tlhoy jIjatlh/ could be either one..
> naHmey 'Iq vIje'. (I have bought to many fruits.)
> De'wI'mey 'Iq vIlagh. (I have taken too many computers apart.)
Your English uses the perfective. To match this in Klingon, you'd need to
add /-pu'/ or /-ta'/ to the final verbs.
A point I didn't see anyone mention: /'Iq/ doesn't just have to follow
nouns. It's a verb in its own right.
'Iq yIHmey
There are too many tribbles.
SuStel
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