tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Mar 17 14:25:20 2004
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
Re: -Daq on numbers?
- From: "QeS lagh" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: -Daq on numbers?
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:17:35 +1000
- Bcc:
ghItlhpu' Quvar:
>By the way, this exmple shows us that {-Daq} is not only restricted to
>"real" locations, like a ship, planet, or a place but can also be used with
>more
>abstract ideas as the {qep'a'}
>That's an event, not a place.
But still a real-world event: a bunch of people getting together. That's the
way I see this: the expression of location refers to getting together with
the bunch of people. The other interpretations seem to make sense too,
though...
In addition, most of us have used {mu'tlheghDaq} at some time or another,
qar'a'? {{:)
latlh jabbI'IDDaq qech taHmoH Quvar:
>Back to the numbers:
>we have {wa' yIHoH} "kill one (of them)"
>could we say {wa'Daq yIbach} "shoot at one (of them)"
>I see no problem.
jIHvaD qay'be'law' je.
If we can use a number as a noun (representing one of a group here), then
that should mean that we can use noun suffixes on them. {wa'qoq yIHoH} "kill
the so-called one of them" (for instance, talking about an impostor) might
be difficult to interpret, but it *appears* to make more sense in Klingon
than it does in English. (This is assuming that numbers can be used as nouns
in this way.)
Savan.
QeS lagh
_________________________________________________________________
Protect your inbox from harmful viruses with new ninemsn Premium. Go to
http://ninemsn.com.au/premium/landing.asp?banner=emailtag&referrer=hotmail