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SuStel qatlho' [was Re: Verbs of quality and 'e']

qe'San \(Jon Brown\) ([email protected]) [KLI Member] 

SuStel.

jIH muQaHbejta' qeSlIj

Thanks for the answer ... I wasn't sure how to send the message as I wanted
open replies.  I didn't want anyone accusing me of telling beginners things
which are incorrect as has happened before so I added the KLBC at the start
of the message instead..

qatlho'

nIteb Qob qaD jup 'e' chaw'be' SuvwI'
A warrior doesn't let a friend face danger alone.

qe'San
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>


> From: "qe'San (Jon Brown)" <[email protected]>
> > KLBC
> >
> > > > [lay'tel SIvten] Human Hol qub ghoj chaH 'e' DuH
> > > [SuStel] In Klingon, you must rephrase.  One possibility:
> > >
> > >     chaq Human Hol qub ghoj chaH.
> > >     Maybe they learn rare human languages.
> >
> > This is just a question as I'd like to know if this can work even if not
> the
> > most desireable:
> >
> > I understand your other comments but could DuH be used by just removing
> the
> > 'e' ?
> >
> > Human Hol qub ghoj chaH.  DuH
> > It is possible. They learn rare human languages.
>
>
> You put a KLBC at the top, but not in the subject, and you sound like
you're
> addressing me.  I'm going to answer this, and I apologize in advance to
> ngabwI' if he feels like I'm treading on his territory.
>
> Grammatically, there's no reason why you can't do this.  But let's look at
> what you're actually saying.  /DuH/ "It is possible."  WHAT is possible?
> You didn't use an indefinite subject (-lu') here, so this sentence must
have
> SOME subject; what is it?
>
> If you can't answer this question with a grammatically appropriate
subject,
> I wouldn't phrase it this way.  And if you can come up with a good
subject,
> then I'd leave the subject in.  Subject or objects may be elided if
they're
> being repeated, but there's no repetition here.
>
> And if you try to come up with a way around all that, I'd say you're just
> trying to make Klingon work like English.  :)
>
> SuStel
> Stardate 4334.1
>

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