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Re: <<roD Huch Hutlh cha'maH ben ghojwI' je>>

QeS lagh ([email protected]) 

ghItlh ngabwI':

>The only sticking point I had was the placement of {je}. {je}, meaning
>"also", goes immediately after the verb:

jIQagh. jIHvaD qay'qa' <<je>>.

I've had problems with {je} before; I tried once to use it as a normal 
sentence-initial adverb. SuStel corrected that one, I believe, but it had no 
explicit subject, thus the {je} ended up at the end of the sentence in that 
case. (In no way do I mean to blame SuStel for this. The fault is mine 
alone.)

And as I said to Quvar, mistakes are the way I learn. :)

ghItlhpu' quljIb je:

>DaH yIyaj!  the {je} at the end threw me off; I misinterpereted it as a 
>conjunction so I was looking for the second noun-phrase.  chochuHmo' 
>qatlho'.

<<je>> vIlo'DI', qay'wI'wIj 'ang ngabwI'. 'ach reH latlh tlhInganpu' 
vIQaHrupqu'chu'.
ngabwI' has shown my mistake with the use of {je}. But you're welcome. It's 
always nice to be able to help a fellow Klingon, even if by means of a 
mistake. {{:)

Just keep in mind the three goofy adverbs: {neH}, {je} and {jay'}. As a 
non-expert, I'd recommend these as important to learn for the beginner, not 
only because they behave strangely, but because they are very useful.

(BTW: <<DaH vIyaj>> bIjatlh DaneHbe' 'e' vIHar.
I don't think you meant to say "Now understand this!" :P)

Savan, 'ej ngabwI' vItlho'qu'.

QeS lagh

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