tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 25 11:45:06 2004

Back to archive top level

To this year's listing

• Index by Date
• Index by Thread
• Index by Author

Using object prefixes with "intransitive" verbs

Heather Myers ([email protected])

• From: "Heather Myers" <[email protected]>
• Subject: Using object prefixes with "intransitive" verbs
• Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:44:51 -0500
• Importance: Normal
• In-reply-to: <000c01c4129b$9b5dc0a0$6501a8c0@SENARA>

jatlh Senara:
>... wa'ben jInej 'e' vItagh, 'ach naDev vumbe'bogh nuvpu' tu'lu'mo',
Qu' >chu' vISam 'e' muQatlhqu'. 

From my point of view, <muQatlh> means 'He/She/It is difficult me',
which doesn't make much sense.  The word <Qatlh> doesn't include a
prepositional meaning,  like 'to' or 'for'.  <loS>, wait (for), does,
but it's one of an extreme few, so far as I know.  I understand that
what was probably meant was 'It is difficult for me', but this needs to
be written a different way in Klingon.  (Please correct me if I'm wrong,
BG et al.)  <jIH'e', Qatlh (ghu'vam)> or even perhaps <jIHvaD Qatlh>
would come closer.  

jIqel ghojwI'
<batlh wo' yejHaD je vItoy'mo' jIHem>
 

---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.622 / Virus Database: 400 - Release Date: 13-Mar-2004
 

• Follow-Ups:
  • Re: Using object prefixes with "intransitive" verbs
    • From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
  • Re: Using object prefixes with "intransitive" verbs
    • From: "Scott Willis" <[email protected]>

• References:
  • Re: tetlhvamDaq Hoch nuvpu' /everyone on this list
    • From: "Regina Reusser" <[email protected]>

• Prev by Date: Re: tetlhvamDaq Hoch nuvpu' /everyone on this list
• Next by Date: Re: tetlhvamDaq Hoch nuvpu' /everyone on this list
• Previous by thread: Re: tetlhvamDaq Hoch nuvpu' /everyone on this list
• Next by thread: Re: Using object prefixes with "intransitive" verbs
• Index(es):
  • Date
  • Thread
  • Author

Back to archive top level