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Re: KLBC: (?) interrogative suffix on imperatives?

MorphemeAddict ([email protected])

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: Re: KLBC: (?) interrogative suffix on imperatives?
• Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:57:22 EDT

In a message dated 2004-09-27 5:48:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> Aha!  After all this I think simply adding the suffix {-qu'} is the best, 
> simplest and most Klingon way to translate "will you?":
> 
>    HurDaq targh yItlhapqu'!
>    Go take out the targ!
>    Do take the targ out!
>    Take out the targ, will you?!
> 
Except that adding the tag "will you?" actually softens the command, rather 
than intensifying it, as >-qu'< does.  So >-qu'< would *not* work for the tag 
"will you?" in your last example above.

lay'tel SIvten

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